Large scale federal changes to funding, both through the reconciliation bill passed this summer and other actions President Donald Trump’s administration has taken, will have significant impacts on Montana, state agencies reported on Wednesday.

Legislators heard the report from the state’s legislative support divisions, as well as agency staff during an eight-hour meeting on Wednesday in Helena. Food assistance and government-funded healthcare will see changes and the state could see less tax revenue through new rules in that area.

The Legislative Fiscal Divisions report, “ Federal Budget Impacts to State ,” is 45 pages long and specifically gets into what federal grants have changed. A report this summer estimated a nearly $160 million hit to the state’s budget .

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