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President Trump’s tax cut bill, enacted earlier this month, made headlines for sweeping Medicaid cuts. But cuts to SNAP food assistance could also hit Pittsburghers ([link removed]) — notably including students.
New work requirements and other rules are projected to cause 143,000 Pennsylvanians to lose SNAP benefits, including 13,500 Allegheny County residents ([link removed]) , according to the state’s Department of Human Services.
“There’s a real question as to whether or not we’d even be able to operate SNAP any longer,” under the new law, Gov. Josh Shapiro said June 30 ([link removed]) .
For financially struggling students and the colleges trying to help them, the “SNAP gap” between need and aid may only widen ([link removed]) .
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** Campus hunger may rise amid the ‘beautiful’ bill’s changes to SNAP food aid ([link removed])
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** Bishop Eckman takes the helm as Pittsburgh Catholics ask more of their church ([link removed])
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** Allegheny County could clean up properties — and make owners pay ([link removed])
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** Young Pittsburghers share outlooks on violence prevention ([link removed])
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** Trump touts $92 billion in energy and AI investments in Pa., amid Oakland protests ([link removed])
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** Trump’s ‘big’ bill puts Medicaid on the chopping block. Here’s what that means in Pittsburgh. ([link removed])
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** What is Medicaid, and how does Trump’s bill change it? ([link removed])
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** Losing Medicaid would be a struggle for some, a disaster for others ([link removed])
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** When courts compel mental health care, due process is crucial — but hard to ensure ([link removed])
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This weekend:
* 🏎️ Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix ([link removed]) This weekend is filled with events showcasing vintage race cars, with road races in Schenley Park set for the weekend. (Saturday and Sunday | Schenley Park)
* 🎟️ Sistas: The Musical ([link removed]) The New Horizon Theater presents “the story of five Black women who find love and old memories … after their matriarch’s death.” (Saturday, Sunday and next week) | Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty | $40)
* 🍺 Music Fest at Arsenal Cider ([link removed]) A day of bands, barbecue and hard cider in Penn Hills. (12-9 p.m. Saturday | Arsenal Cider House, Penn Hills | $18 | 21+ unless with a parent or guardian)
* 🥁 Northside Music Festival ([link removed]) The free festival based in Deutschtown features dozens of bands, 10 stages and more than 20 food trucks. (All day Saturday and Sunday | Various North Side locations | Free)
Next week: 🔥 Learn to blacksmith ([link removed]) Take a three-hour introductory workshop on blacksmithing at the site of an old Pittsburgh steel mill and create something unique to take home. (6-9 p.m. July 24 | Carrie Blast Furnaces, Braddock | $90)
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