Looming cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, could place Tennessee taxpayers on the hook for more than $110 annually as the federal government shifts a portion of the financial burden for the food assistance program to states.

The hefty price tag, highlighted in a newly released report by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, comes after two consecutive years of corporate tax breaks have squeezed revenues — and as state leaders head into fall budget planning for the next fiscal year.

The federal overhaul is also occurring as hunger levels remain high in Tennessee. More than 700,000 Tennesseans — or one in every 10 state residents – rely on the SNAP program to put food on the table. But a larger portion of the population, more than 1.1 million people

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