Those working to end the HIV epidemic say this cut in funding will have a ‘devastating impact.’ Protesters against planned National Institutes of Health funding cuts The Trump administration’s push to slash funding at the National Institutes of Health has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. About $42 million of the terminated grants were
Budget cuts from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other federal agencies have prompted pushback from the academic community but also some sober reflections on the future of the nation’s government-centered model for bankrolling biomedical research. That model has fueled breakthroughs, from magnetic resonance imaging and targeted cancer therapies, to mapping
How would a Dept. of Education closure affect Americans? U.S. President Donald Trump moved to eliminate the Department of Education. But he can’t shutter the agency without congressional legislation. The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget could eliminate Head Start funding, impacting 800,000 children nationwide. In Mississippi, Head Start serves 25,000 children and 238 pregnant mothers.
In a reversal from statements a day prior, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services now says it will release COVID relief funds that President Donald Trump’s administration sought to cancel, in the wake of a federal judge’s order temporarily restoring the funds. Late last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled around
Donald Trump to withdraw US from World Health Organization President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing its handling of COVID-19, alleged political bias, and failure to reform. unbranded – Newsworthy The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is holding off on reinstating more than $200 million
The Brief A federal judge said she plans to grant a temporary restraining order blocking $11B in health funding cuts. The lawsuit, filed by 23 states and D.C., argues the cuts would devastate public health infrastructure. The Biden-era funds in question were allocated for COVID-19, mental health, and substance use programs. WASHINGTON – A federal
RFK Jr. to cut 10,000 jobs at US health department The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will cut about 10,000 full-time jobs and close half of its regional offices. Reuters Pennsylvania joined a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration for cutting billions in state health funding. Pennsylvania state officials say
Want to comment on this story? Become a subscriber today. Click here. More than two dozen Michigan school districts face the loss of nearly $42 million in reimbursement for federal pandemic relief funds after the U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon rescinded a previously set deadline. Michigan education officials said agencies across the country, including the
In what officials say would be a financially responsible move, the city may use a portion of a $550 million payout from Chevron to settle some of its unfunded pension liabilities. An annual $50 million payment from the Chevron Richmond Refinery will flow into Richmond’s general fund for the next 10 years as part of
Colorado’s health agencies will lose more than $230 million in federal grants, some of which already had been committed to programs that include crisis response teams and peer support for people recovering from addiction. The Trump administration is pulling back four grants to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment that fund COVID-19 disease