When Monroe County Executive Adam Bello released his 2026 budget proposal earlier this month, it came with a warning.
Federal changes to SNAP and Medicaid will create $100 million in added expenses for the county in the coming years, he said, creating a deficit that is “going to require some very difficult decisions to be made.”
“To me, it’s, it’s incredibly irresponsible and it’s wrong,” Bello said during the news conference where he released the roughly $1.6 billion county spending plan…