Minnesota Budget Project

More guns, less butter: How massive federal funding increases for ICE are costing us all - Minnesota Budget Project In Minnesota, we are seeing firsthand how this redistribution of public dollars to add guns to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is not working for everyday people.

Federal budget choices under H.R. 1 put billions into expanding ICE & immigration enforcement while making massive cuts to basic needs programs like #SNAP & #Medicaid. Read full blog: bit.ly/4aqLBX5

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More guns, less butter: How massive federal funding increases for ICE are costing us all - Minnesota Budget Project In Minnesota, we are seeing firsthand how this redistribution of public dollars to add guns to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is not working for everyday people.

Expanded ICE funding is bringing harm and instability to communities, paid for by cuts to food assistance and health care.

Dignity and safety must remain central.

Our network partner, @mnbudgetproject.bsky.social, shares more on the impacts

Federal changes to SNAP mean more Minnesotans could go hungry and Minnesota will face new costs - Minnesota Budget Project In legislation signed into law on July 4, 2025, Congressional Republicans chose to enact the largest cut to food benefits for very low-income people through SNAP in its history.

For the first time in #SNAP history, food benefit costs are shifting from Washington to states. MN may have to pay an extra $86M a year for SNAP benefits starting 2027. If MN cannot meet these new costs, it could mean a loss of food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans: bit.ly/4oXH7NG

The House passed a measure today to extend the Premium Tax Credit enhancements for three years. The bipartisan vote shows there’s strong support for immediate action to make millions of people’s health care more affordable. All eyes are now on the Senate. x.com/JakeSherman/...

Marketplace Enrollees In Every Congressional District Face Steep Premium Increases Unless Tax Credit Enhancements Are Extended Annual premium increase, 60-year-old couple with income of $85,000 (401% FPL), by congressional district, 119th Congress Note: FPL = federal poverty level. Examples are based on 2026 average...

This week, the House is expected to vote on a bill to extend the Premium Tax Credit enhancements. This would reduce 2026 premiums for the average #ACA marketplace enrollee by more than half, improving affordability for millions of people struggling with health costs. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

Advance Tax Credits Can Help Families Deal With Inflation, Affordability States can help families afford the rising cost of basic needs by considering legislation that gives families the option to receive tax credit payments in advance. Minnesota is the only state with...

MN's CTC got a national shout-out: Advance Tax Credits Can Help Families Deal With Inflation, Affordability www.cbpp.org/blog/advance...

Tell MN representatives Minnesotans deserve affordable health care Too many Minnesotans are finding it hard to afford their lives. Many people, like farmers and small business owners who purchase health coverage from MNsure, are facing skyrocketing increases to their...

With Congress poised to take away enhanced premium tax credits, more than 19,500 Minnesotans will lose all financial assistance & could lose coverage. Costs will also rise for almost all #ACAmarketplace enrollees. Tell #Congress to extend the expiring ePTCs now: bit.ly/47iGAzu
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What we’re expecting from the state’s November Budget Forecast - Minnesota Budget Project On December 4, 2025, we’ll all get an important look at how the state of Minnesota is being affected by federal policy actions and their economic impact.

NEW blog previewing MN budget forecast out on Thursday = its figures will reflect what would happen if the state accepts the dramatic harm from H.R. 1, and does not act, for example, to prevent the expected steep losses in health care coverage. mnbudgetproject.org/blog/what-we...

Economic indicators raise concerns about Minnesota’s economy - MinnPost Minnesota’s marquee economic indicators such as unemployment still appear strong, but under-the-hood, economists see signs of stress.

We're reading about why some folks are feeling more comfortable and others are struggling to afford their lives: "What the economists stress is that inflation’s pain is distributional, not uniform, leading to what’s been called the K-shaped economy." www.minnpost.com/economy/2025...

Rural Minnesota grocers sound the alarm over SNAP uncertainty - MinnPost The government shutdown is likely to cause lapses in a key source of grocery store revenue, though court rulings could provide some relief.

We're reading: Rural Minnesota grocers sound the alarm over #SNAP uncertainty #mnleg www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...

Food banks: Without SNAP, we can't handle the demand • Minnesota Reformer Over half of SNAP participants are either seniors or children, and fewer than 5% of SNAP participants are able-bodied adults without children.

"No one is getting wealthy off #SNAP; the program provides an average of less than $6 per person per day in Minnesota, for a total monthly benefit shy of $180."
Food banks: Without SNAP, we can’t handle the demand minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/03/f...

An estimated 22 million people could face higher health care coverage costs or lose coverage entirely.

Going to the doctor or ER can be scary. It's scarier when you don’t have health coverage. If Congress doesn’t act soon, premium tax credit enhancements helping millions of people pay for their health coverage through the #ACA marketplace will end. Take action: bit.ly/47iGAzu

Minnesota's rollback of health coverage for immigrants will harm people, health care systems, and the economy - Minnesota Budget Project In the 2025 Special Legislative Session, Minnesota policymakers made a choice to take away affordable health insurance eligibility through MinnesotaCare from undocumented adults. Because of this decis...

During the 2025 Special Legislative Session, state policymakers chose to remove #MinnesotaCare eligibility for undocumented adults. This decision means more people will go without needed health care, while hospitals face higher costs & the economy will be worse off. Read the brief: bit.ly/4ngQbLS

The Trump Administration Can and Should Take Available Steps to Ensure SNAP Participants Get November Food Benefits Nearly two-thirds of the funds needed for a full month of benefits are available in SNAP’s contingency fund and must be used when regular funding for SNAP runs short. The Administration must release t...

#SNAP ’s contingency fund has more than $6 billion available, enough to cover most November benefits for millions of people. The Administration should act as soon as possible to release these funds and prevent hunger for millions. www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...

Officials show little proof that new tech will help Medicaid enrollees meet work rules • Minnesota Reformer The Congressional Budget Office has said the work rules will be the main reason millions of people won’t be able to access health insurance over the next decade.

Essential read, essential reporting: Officials show little proof that new tech will help Medicaid enrollees meet work rules minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/24/o...

👀Minnesotans shopping for #healthcare on the ACA marketplace can expect steep spikes in their premiums unless #Congress makes the enhanced premium tax credits permanent.

#DirectFile provided another free option for everyday Minnesotans to file their income taxes while saving them time and money. Despite its success, the program is ending under the current administration. More: bit.ly/4nD5e3z

If #Congress fails to make the expanded tax credits permanent, nearly 16,000 Minnesotans already struggling to afford health insurance could lose their health coverage and many others will pay much more each month.

Minnesota health insurance rates ballooning in 2026 • Minnesota Reformer Premiums for most health insurance plans purchased on the individual market will increase by 22% on average when open enrollment for 2026 begins Nov. 1.  The Minnesota Department of Commerce, which re...

As this article reminds us: enhanced premium tax credits lower the cost of monthly health care premiums for low- and middle-income families and small business owners that buy insurance through the individual market.

Republicans Must Negotiate to Prevent Health Care Cost Spikes, Protect Funding Laws | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Republicans are claiming their short-term continuing resolution is business as usual, but nothing about this moment is normal.

The Trump Admin’s threat to illegally fire more workers if the President doesn’t get his way is blatant extortion: using working people & their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.

My full statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

Administration Plans for Mass Firings in a Shutdown Not Justified by Law or Prudent Management | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Raising the prospect of mass layoffs as direct retaliation if Democrats do not accede to the House Republicans’ short-term funding proposal is simply an Administration threat to hurt the American peop...

Contrary to a Trump Administration memo directing agencies to consider widespread firings, a shutdown provides no new legal authority or sound management reason for mass layoffs. The memo reinforces the need for safeguards in funding bills. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

Five Key Changes to ACA Marketplaces Amid Uncertainty Over Premium Tax Credit Enhancements | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Recent policy changes, most notably enhancements to premium tax credits to reduce enrollees’ health insurance premiums, have driven record-breaking enrollment gains and delivered reduced costs, simpli...

NEW from @jenniferlsullivan.bsky.social and me for @centeronbudget.bsky.social: With Congress poised to take away premium tax credit enhancements soon, ~4M people will lose coverage and costs will rise for nearly all ACA marketplace enrollees unless Congress acts.🧵

Without action to extend premium tax credit enhancements, about 4 million people could lose marketplace coverage in 2026, while extending them would overwhelmingly benefit low- and moderate-income families, nearly two-thirds earning under $100,000. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

Federal reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit expansion excludes the families that need it most - Minnesota Budget Project The reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) signed into law on July 4, 2025, will continue to leave out low-income families who need the Child Tax Credit the most to get by.

The big federal tax and budget bill expands the #ChildTaxCredit but excludes the families that need it the most.

Read our latest blog: mnbudgetproject.org/blog/federal...

That means bold policies for affordable #childcare making it so parents can work or go to school, children get off to a strong start, and employers can get and retain the workers they need.

That means advocating for affordable health care so that all MN families can get the #healthcare they need, when they need it.

That means supporting the new and powerful Minnesota #ChildTaxCredit so families can have more resources to raise thriving kids.