State, local officials ‘wrestling with uncertainty’ on local impacts of federal cuts
SOUTH DEERFIELD — State and local officials gathered at Deerfield Town Hall on Sunday to answer residents’ questions about the fate of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, cuts to Medicaid and subsidized health insurance, and other local impacts of federal funding concerns, though some outcomes remain uncertain.
State Sen. Jo Comerford, state Rep. Natalie Blais, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner Ashley Randle, Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Executive Director Andrew Morehouse, Massachusetts Director of Rural Affairs Anne Gobi and Deerfield Town Administrator Christopher Dunne fielded questions as part of “Federal Cuts, Local Consequences,” the seventh free community conversation organized by Engage: Deerfield since the series began in January.
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