The tax and spending package includes $66.4 billion in new money for programs assisting farmers, strengthening the safety net if there is significant volatility in crop prices and revenues.

Exactly how cuts to public assistance programs in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will affect Minnesota is yet to be seen, though by one estimate, up to a quarter-million people in the state could lose Medicaid coverage over the next decade.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act accelerates the end of Biden-era tax cuts for solar and wind, putting many projects into question.

Rep. Brad Finstad dismisses fears that the bill will add trillions in red ink as false Democratic talking points.

The University of Minnesota Extension announced July 7 it was laying off all 60 nutrition and health educators in its SNAP-Ed program.

A Washington Post article reprinted in the Star Tribune (“Social Security email raises eyebrows,” July 6) held the Social Security Administration accountable for a less-than-accurate email stating the Big Beautiful Bill eliminated federal income taxes on Social Security benefits.

The Senate bill, which still needs to be reconciled with a similar bill already passed by the U.S. House, is likely to impact every state budget.