Gov. Kelly Ayotte said Wednesday she has concerns about the cuts to food aid and changes to Medicaid in the recently passed federal tax cut and spending bill.

The budget bill President Donald Trump signed into law last week includes more than $1 trillion in spending reductions on Medicaid over the next decade, and nearly $200 billion in cuts to funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during that same time, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood is voicing full-throated support for the massive Republican tax and spending bill, despite past opposition to Medicaid cuts and concern over the mounting federal budget deficit.

While Senator John Thune praises President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” others throughout South Dakota have raised concerns about it. KELOLAND’s Don Jorgensen sat down with Thune about the bill, but we also talked with two organizations about the possible impact the bill could have on people who rely on Medicaid

What do you think of President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill, which he signed into law on July 4 after narrow passage in the U.S. House and Senate.

A group of protestors made their way from the First Christian Church to Pioneer Cemetery in Bowling Green, making their voices heard against the One Big Beautiful Bill, namely the cuts to SNAP and Medicaid benefits.

Gov. Josh Shapiro outlined the effects of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' bill signed into law that cuts Medicaid, SNAP - and resulting hospital closures.

Nevada Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto voted against President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill', which adds nearly $4 trillion to national debt.

SNAP is projected to be cut by $186 billion in the next 10 years, while Medicaid is expected to be cut by $1 trillion.

The recent approval of a sweeping tax and spending cut package by Republicans, led by President Trump, has sparked widespread concern. The legislation's $1.2 trillion Medicaid cuts threaten rural healthcare,