The state of Oregon is starting to roll out changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as required under a massive Republican-led budget law that President Donald Trump signed in July.

Along with tax cuts for businesses, cuts to Medicaid and increased funding for immigration enforcement, the law significantly narrows who qualifies for nutrition assistance. It expands work requirements for most adults, limits utility bill assistance and ends access to SNAP for refugees and asylum seekers.

The changes will be phased in over the next year and won’t immediately affect all 18% of Oregonians who currently receive SNAP benefits. However, starting this week, able-bodied adults without dependents in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, Benton and Hood River counties must

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