States will pay a larger share of the food assistance program that served an average of 752,000 Alabamians last year.

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They’ve railed against deficits. They’ve voted down spending packages. But this week, Alabama’s Republican House members backed President Donald Trump’s endorsed budget blueprint expected ...

In Alabama, the proposed changes could cost the state nearly $300 million annually to maintain current levels of food assistance, according to Alabama Arise. “Three hundred million dollars.

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The legislation now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature. The bill would allow the Alabama Farmers Federation (Alfa) to sell health plans to farmers and anyone else who joins the organization.