420,000.
That’s the number of children in Wisconsin who will be hurt by President Donald Trump’s cuts to SNAP.
Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” will burn students in rural areas by reducing access to school meals and increasing food insecurity.
A school superintendent in Sauk County says schools are vital for feeding kids in rural areas, but districts are already strained.
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