Trump’s tax, spending law will slash food assistance for thousands of Mainers

Hazel Willow says she has relied on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for every meal since an abusive relationship left her with post-traumatic stress disorder and forced her to leave her job. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act poses the largest potential cuts and changes to SNAP in its history — a scary prospect for an estimated 32,000 Mainers, including Willow. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will force Maine to cover tens of millions in costs for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — costs that Gov. Janet Mills says the state ‘simply cannot absorb.’

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