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DATE: September 13, 2026 at 06:00AM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Federal science funding cuts push young U.S. researchers to consider moving abroad
Recent policy changes and budget reductions by the federal government have created immediate hurdles for young scientists building their careers in the United States. A new survey published in Frontiers in Sociology suggests that these abrupt funding disruptions have severely impacted the professional trajectories of early career researchers, pushing many to consider leaving academia or moving to other countries. The findings indicate how sudden halts in research funding can destabilize the long-term scientific workforce.
In early 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid policy shifts across the academic landscape. Federal science budgets faced proposed double-digit percentage reductions, hundreds of existing research grants were abruptly frozen or terminated, and some diversity and climate programs were paused. Most basic scientific research in the United States happens at universities, relying heavily on federal grants. Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation allocate taxpayer money to academic laboratories, paying for scientific equipment, experimental materials, and researcher salaries.
When this funding stops, the people most immediately affected are early career researchers. This group includes undergraduate students, doctoral candidates working on their dissertations, and postdoctoral fellows, who are scientists completing additional training before seeking permanent faculty positions. These trainees typically depend directly on grant money for their livelihoods. Even before recent disruptions, a study covered by PsyPost in 2024 showed that many graduate students already face extreme financial stress because their stipends fail to cover basic living costs.
Sudden budget reductions tend to have long-lasting effects on the training pipeline. For instance, a 2026 computer modeling study indicated that abrupt cuts to federal health research funding create setbacks in scientist training that take decades to recover from. As an immediate reaction to the 2025 federal science funding cuts, a 2025 report indicated that universities across the country began shrinking graduate student admissions.
To better understand how the current generation of young scientists is experiencing these shifts, researchers led by Crystal Hammond at the University of California, Riverside, and Adriana Bankston at the STEM Advocacy Institute conducted a rapid-response survey.
The research team collected their data online during May and June of 2025, while the effects of the funding changes were still actively unfolding. They utilized two separate questionnaires. The first survey was a brief, qualitative tool that gathered personal stories and accounts of advocacy actions from six participants. The second survey was more comprehensive, collecting both quantitative data and open-ended responses from 30 early career researchers. The scientists recruited participants through academic mailing lists, social media, and direct outreach to university contacts.
In the comprehensive survey, 60 percent of respondents were doctoral students, 13.3 percent were undergraduate students, and 13.3 percent were postdoctoral researchers. The majority of the participants studied life sciences, such as biology or neuroscience, and most worked at large, public research universities. The respondents relied heavily on federal support for their work. About 63 percent reported that their research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, while 20 percent relied on the National Science Foundation.
The survey data provides evidence that the funding disruptions caused widespread professional distress. Half of the participants rated the professional impact of the cuts as severe, scoring the disruption an eight or higher on a ten-point scale. Another 40 percent rated the impact as moderate. When asked about specific negative consequences, participants reported a variety of issues, with 20 percent specifically noting that their stipends or benefits had been cut or delayed, and 10 percent reporting hiring freezes or rescinded job offers.
Looking to the future, the participants expressed widespread anxiety about their scientific careers. Ninety percent of respondents worried about their long-term job prospects in research. Over half of the sample, 56.7 percent, reported that they would not be able to complete their current research projects. Because of these barriers, 60 percent of the early career researchers said they were considering moving to another country to pursue their scientific goals.
The funding cuts also affected the broader well-being of the academic community. Nearly three-quarters of respondents reported that the budget changes negatively impacted their mental health and wellness. Additionally, 56.7 percent of participants said the disruptions harmed their sense of belonging in the sciences. Faced with these compounding pressures, 56.7 percent of the surveyed early career researchers indicated that they were considering leaving academic research entirely.
The qualitative responses offered more detail about the specific challenges these researchers faced. Graduate students described how canceled grants delayed their dissertation timelines, meaning they would run out of funding before they could finish their degrees. Postdoctoral researchers recounted how fellowships aimed at increasing diversity in the sciences were terminated abruptly. In response to these challenges, participants reported engaging in various forms of advocacy, such as organizing campus rallies, writing to their elected representatives, and trying to educate the public about the importance of scientific research.
The findings are in line with research covered by PsyPost in 2020. That earlier study examined perceptions of political interference and scientific integrity among federal agency scientists rather than funding cuts and career viability among university trainees, but it similarly found widespread disruption to researchers under the Trump administration.
As with all research, there are a few things to keep in mind when interpreting these findings. The sample size of the survey was small, with only 30 participants completing the quantitative questionnaire. The authors utilized a rapid-response format with a short data collection window to capture immediate reactions, meaning the results are not a nationally representative sample of all scientists. Because the researchers used convenience sampling, it is possible that individuals who were most severely affected by the budget cuts were more motivated to participate.
Additionally, the demographic makeup of the respondents was fairly narrow. The majority of participants were White scholars working in the life sciences at research-intensive institutions. The effects of federal funding disruptions might look different for scholars in the humanities, social sciences, or at smaller colleges with different financial structures. Future studies with larger and more diverse groups of participants will be needed to fully capture how these policy shifts are reshaping the broader higher education landscape.
The study, “Early career researcher responses to 2025 United States federal science funding disruptions: a rapid-response pilot survey,” was authored by Crystal Hammond, John Patrick Flores, Siara Rouzer, Kassandra Fernandez, Amy Ralston, and Adriana Bankston.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #FederalFundingCuts #EarlyCareerResearchers #STEMOutreach #SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding #AcademicCareers #MoveForScience #STEMAdvocacy #HigherEducation #BrainDrainUSA
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DATE: September 13, 2026 at 06:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Federal science funding cuts push young U.S. researchers to consider moving abroad
Recent policy changes and budget reductions by the federal government have created immediate hurdles for young scientists building their careers in the United States. A new survey published in Frontiers in Sociology suggests that these abrupt funding disruptions have severely impacted the professional trajectories of early career researchers, pushing many to consider leaving academia or moving to other countries. The findings indicate how sudden halts in research funding can destabilize the long-term scientific workforce.
In early 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid policy shifts across the academic landscape. Federal science budgets faced proposed double-digit percentage reductions, hundreds of existing research grants were abruptly frozen or terminated, and some diversity and climate programs were paused. Most basic scientific research in the United States happens at universities, relying heavily on federal grants. Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation allocate taxpayer money to academic laboratories, paying for scientific equipment, experimental materials, and researcher salaries.
When this funding stops, the people most immediately affected are early career researchers. This group includes undergraduate students, doctoral candidates working on their dissertations, and postdoctoral fellows, who are scientists completing additional training before seeking permanent faculty positions. These trainees typically depend directly on grant money for their livelihoods. Even before recent disruptions, a study covered by PsyPost in 2024 showed that many graduate students already face extreme financial stress because their stipends fail to cover basic living costs.
Sudden budget reductions tend to have long-lasting effects on the training pipeline. For instance, a 2026 computer modeling study indicated that abrupt cuts to federal health research funding create setbacks in scientist training that take decades to recover from. As an immediate reaction to the 2025 federal science funding cuts, a 2025 report indicated that universities across the country began shrinking graduate student admissions.
To better understand how the current generation of young scientists is experiencing these shifts, researchers led by Crystal Hammond at the University of California, Riverside, and Adriana Bankston at the STEM Advocacy Institute conducted a rapid-response survey.
The research team collected their data online during May and June of 2025, while the effects of the funding changes were still actively unfolding. They utilized two separate questionnaires. The first survey was a brief, qualitative tool that gathered personal stories and accounts of advocacy actions from six participants. The second survey was more comprehensive, collecting both quantitative data and open-ended responses from 30 early career researchers. The scientists recruited participants through academic mailing lists, social media, and direct outreach to university contacts.
In the comprehensive survey, 60 percent of respondents were doctoral students, 13.3 percent were undergraduate students, and 13.3 percent were postdoctoral researchers. The majority of the participants studied life sciences, such as biology or neuroscience, and most worked at large, public research universities. The respondents relied heavily on federal support for their work. About 63 percent reported that their research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, while 20 percent relied on the National Science Foundation.
The survey data provides evidence that the funding disruptions caused widespread professional distress. Half of the participants rated the professional impact of the cuts as severe, scoring the disruption an eight or higher on a ten-point scale. Another 40 percent rated the impact as moderate. When asked about specific negative consequences, participants reported a variety of issues, with 20 percent specifically noting that their stipends or benefits had been cut or delayed, and 10 percent reporting hiring freezes or rescinded job offers.
Looking to the future, the participants expressed widespread anxiety about their scientific careers. Ninety percent of respondents worried about their long-term job prospects in research. Over half of the sample, 56.7 percent, reported that they would not be able to complete their current research projects. Because of these barriers, 60 percent of the early career researchers said they were considering moving to another country to pursue their scientific goals.
The funding cuts also affected the broader well-being of the academic community. Nearly three-quarters of respondents reported that the budget changes negatively impacted their mental health and wellness. Additionally, 56.7 percent of participants said the disruptions harmed their sense of belonging in the sciences. Faced with these compounding pressures, 56.7 percent of the surveyed early career researchers indicated that they were considering leaving academic research entirely.
The qualitative responses offered more detail about the specific challenges these researchers faced. Graduate students described how canceled grants delayed their dissertation timelines, meaning they would run out of funding before they could finish their degrees. Postdoctoral researchers recounted how fellowships aimed at increasing diversity in the sciences were terminated abruptly. In response to these challenges, participants reported engaging in various forms of advocacy, such as organizing campus rallies, writing to their elected representatives, and trying to educate the public about the importance of scientific research.
The findings are in line with research covered by PsyPost in 2020. That earlier study examined perceptions of political interference and scientific integrity among federal agency scientists rather than funding cuts and career viability among university trainees, but it similarly found widespread disruption to researchers under the Trump administration.
As with all research, there are a few things to keep in mind when interpreting these findings. The sample size of the survey was small, with only 30 participants completing the quantitative questionnaire. The authors utilized a rapid-response format with a short data collection window to capture immediate reactions, meaning the results are not a nationally representative sample of all scientists. Because the researchers used convenience sampling, it is possible that individuals who were most severely affected by the budget cuts were more motivated to participate.
Additionally, the demographic makeup of the respondents was fairly narrow. The majority of participants were White scholars working in the life sciences at research-intensive institutions. The effects of federal funding disruptions might look different for scholars in the humanities, social sciences, or at smaller colleges with different financial structures. Future studies with larger and more diverse groups of participants will be needed to fully capture how these policy shifts are reshaping the broader higher education landscape.
The study, “Early career researcher responses to 2025 United States federal science funding disruptions: a rapid-response pilot survey,” was authored by Crystal Hammond, John Patrick Flores, Siara Rouzer, Kassandra Fernandez, Amy Ralston, and Adriana Bankston.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #FederalFundingCuts #EarlyCareerResearchers #STEMOutreach #SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding #AcademicCareers #MoveForScience #STEMAdvocacy #HigherEducation #BrainDrainUSA
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DATE: September 13, 2026 at 06:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Federal science funding cuts push young U.S. researchers to consider moving abroad
Recent policy changes and budget reductions by the federal government have created immediate hurdles for young scientists building their careers in the United States. A new survey published in Frontiers in Sociology suggests that these abrupt funding disruptions have severely impacted the professional trajectories of early career researchers, pushing many to consider leaving academia or moving to other countries. The findings indicate how sudden halts in research funding can destabilize the long-term scientific workforce.
In early 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid policy shifts across the academic landscape. Federal science budgets faced proposed double-digit percentage reductions, hundreds of existing research grants were abruptly frozen or terminated, and some diversity and climate programs were paused. Most basic scientific research in the United States happens at universities, relying heavily on federal grants. Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation allocate taxpayer money to academic laboratories, paying for scientific equipment, experimental materials, and researcher salaries.
When this funding stops, the people most immediately affected are early career researchers. This group includes undergraduate students, doctoral candidates working on their dissertations, and postdoctoral fellows, who are scientists completing additional training before seeking permanent faculty positions. These trainees typically depend directly on grant money for their livelihoods. Even before recent disruptions, a study covered by PsyPost in 2024 showed that many graduate students already face extreme financial stress because their stipends fail to cover basic living costs.
Sudden budget reductions tend to have long-lasting effects on the training pipeline. For instance, a 2026 computer modeling study indicated that abrupt cuts to federal health research funding create setbacks in scientist training that take decades to recover from. As an immediate reaction to the 2025 federal science funding cuts, a 2025 report indicated that universities across the country began shrinking graduate student admissions.
To better understand how the current generation of young scientists is experiencing these shifts, researchers led by Crystal Hammond at the University of California, Riverside, and Adriana Bankston at the STEM Advocacy Institute conducted a rapid-response survey.
The research team collected their data online during May and June of 2025, while the effects of the funding changes were still actively unfolding. They utilized two separate questionnaires. The first survey was a brief, qualitative tool that gathered personal stories and accounts of advocacy actions from six participants. The second survey was more comprehensive, collecting both quantitative data and open-ended responses from 30 early career researchers. The scientists recruited participants through academic mailing lists, social media, and direct outreach to university contacts.
In the comprehensive survey, 60 percent of respondents were doctoral students, 13.3 percent were undergraduate students, and 13.3 percent were postdoctoral researchers. The majority of the participants studied life sciences, such as biology or neuroscience, and most worked at large, public research universities. The respondents relied heavily on federal support for their work. About 63 percent reported that their research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, while 20 percent relied on the National Science Foundation.
The survey data provides evidence that the funding disruptions caused widespread professional distress. Half of the participants rated the professional impact of the cuts as severe, scoring the disruption an eight or higher on a ten-point scale. Another 40 percent rated the impact as moderate. When asked about specific negative consequences, participants reported a variety of issues, with 20 percent specifically noting that their stipends or benefits had been cut or delayed, and 10 percent reporting hiring freezes or rescinded job offers.
Looking to the future, the participants expressed widespread anxiety about their scientific careers. Ninety percent of respondents worried about their long-term job prospects in research. Over half of the sample, 56.7 percent, reported that they would not be able to complete their current research projects. Because of these barriers, 60 percent of the early career researchers said they were considering moving to another country to pursue their scientific goals.
The funding cuts also affected the broader well-being of the academic community. Nearly three-quarters of respondents reported that the budget changes negatively impacted their mental health and wellness. Additionally, 56.7 percent of participants said the disruptions harmed their sense of belonging in the sciences. Faced with these compounding pressures, 56.7 percent of the surveyed early career researchers indicated that they were considering leaving academic research entirely.
The qualitative responses offered more detail about the specific challenges these researchers faced. Graduate students described how canceled grants delayed their dissertation timelines, meaning they would run out of funding before they could finish their degrees. Postdoctoral researchers recounted how fellowships aimed at increasing diversity in the sciences were terminated abruptly. In response to these challenges, participants reported engaging in various forms of advocacy, such as organizing campus rallies, writing to their elected representatives, and trying to educate the public about the importance of scientific research.
The findings are in line with research covered by PsyPost in 2020. That earlier study examined perceptions of political interference and scientific integrity among federal agency scientists rather than funding cuts and career viability among university trainees, but it similarly found widespread disruption to researchers under the Trump administration.
As with all research, there are a few things to keep in mind when interpreting these findings. The sample size of the survey was small, with only 30 participants completing the quantitative questionnaire. The authors utilized a rapid-response format with a short data collection window to capture immediate reactions, meaning the results are not a nationally representative sample of all scientists. Because the researchers used convenience sampling, it is possible that individuals who were most severely affected by the budget cuts were more motivated to participate.
Additionally, the demographic makeup of the respondents was fairly narrow. The majority of participants were White scholars working in the life sciences at research-intensive institutions. The effects of federal funding disruptions might look different for scholars in the humanities, social sciences, or at smaller colleges with different financial structures. Future studies with larger and more diverse groups of participants will be needed to fully capture how these policy shifts are reshaping the broader higher education landscape.
The study, “Early career researcher responses to 2025 United States federal science funding disruptions: a rapid-response pilot survey,” was authored by Crystal Hammond, John Patrick Flores, Siara Rouzer, Kassandra Fernandez, Amy Ralston, and Adriana Bankston.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #FederalFundingCuts #EarlyCareerResearchers #STEMOutreach #SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding #AcademicCareers #MoveForScience #STEMAdvocacy #HigherEducation #BrainDrainUSA
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Texas colleges and universities were expecting nearly $60 million in grants for Hispanic-Serving Institutions by the end of this month until the U.S. Department of Education abruptly announced it would not distribute them.
#Education #EducationNews #Local #News #Texas #FederalFundingCuts #HigherEducation #HispanicAmericans #TexasColleges #TexasUniversities #TopStories
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Texas colleges and universities were expecting nearly $60 million in grants for Hispanic-Serving Institutions by the end of this month until the U.S. Department of Education abruptly announced it would not distribute them.
#Education #EducationNews #Local #News #Texas #FederalFundingCuts #HigherEducation #HispanicAmericans #TexasColleges #TexasUniversities #TopStories
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Texas colleges and universities were expecting nearly $60 million in grants for Hispanic-Serving Institutions by the end of this month until the U.S. Department of Education abruptly announced it would not distribute them.
#Education #EducationNews #Local #News #Texas #FederalFundingCuts #HigherEducation #HispanicAmericans #TexasColleges #TexasUniversities #TopStories
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Texas colleges and universities were expecting nearly $60 million in grants for Hispanic-Serving Institutions by the end of this month until the U.S. Department of Education abruptly announced it would not distribute them.
#Education #EducationNews #Local #News #Texas #FederalFundingCuts #HigherEducation #HispanicAmericans #TexasColleges #TexasUniversities #TopStories
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Thirty public radio stations in Texas must figure out how to make up for the loss of at least $17.7 million in federal funding that came at the direction of the president without wearing out supporters.
#News #Texas #CorporationForPublicBroadcasting #FederalFundingCuts #PublicBroadcasting #Rescission #TexasPublicRadioStations #WestTexas
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Thirty public radio stations in Texas must figure out how to make up for the loss of at least $17.7 million in federal funding that came at the direction of the president without wearing out supporters.
#News #Texas #CorporationForPublicBroadcasting #FederalFundingCuts #PublicBroadcasting #Rescission #TexasPublicRadioStations #WestTexas
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Thirty public radio stations in Texas must figure out how to make up for the loss of at least $17.7 million in federal funding that came at the direction of the president without wearing out supporters.
#News #Texas #CorporationForPublicBroadcasting #FederalFundingCuts #PublicBroadcasting #Rescission #TexasPublicRadioStations #WestTexas
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Thirty public radio stations in Texas must figure out how to make up for the loss of at least $17.7 million in federal funding that came at the direction of the president without wearing out supporters.
#News #Texas #CorporationForPublicBroadcasting #FederalFundingCuts #PublicBroadcasting #Rescission #TexasPublicRadioStations #WestTexas
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Texas’ Solar for All program, left in limbo after the Trump administration canceled federal grant funding, was intended to bring solar panels and batteries to low-income neighborhoods and create jobs by training workers to install the technology.
#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Epa #FederalFundingCuts #FederalGrant #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #TexasSolarForAllCoalition
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Texas’ Solar for All program, left in limbo after the Trump administration canceled federal grant funding, was intended to bring solar panels and batteries to low-income neighborhoods and create jobs by training workers to install the technology.
#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Epa #FederalFundingCuts #FederalGrant #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #TexasSolarForAllCoalition
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Texas’ Solar for All program, left in limbo after the Trump administration canceled federal grant funding, was intended to bring solar panels and batteries to low-income neighborhoods and create jobs by training workers to install the technology.
#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Epa #FederalFundingCuts #FederalGrant #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #TexasSolarForAllCoalition
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Texas’ Solar for All program, left in limbo after the Trump administration canceled federal grant funding, was intended to bring solar panels and batteries to low-income neighborhoods and create jobs by training workers to install the technology.
#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Epa #FederalFundingCuts #FederalGrant #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #TexasSolarForAllCoalition
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Less than two months after losing millions of dollars in previously allocated federal funding, Houston Public Media is eliminating nine staff positions in an effort to cut costs.
#Houston #Local #News #FederalFundingCuts #HoustonMedia #HoustonPublicMedia #ReductionInForce #RescissionPackage
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Less than two months after losing millions of dollars in previously allocated federal funding, Houston Public Media is eliminating nine staff positions in an effort to cut costs.
#Houston #Local #News #FederalFundingCuts #HoustonMedia #HoustonPublicMedia #ReductionInForce #RescissionPackage
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Less than two months after losing millions of dollars in previously allocated federal funding, Houston Public Media is eliminating nine staff positions in an effort to cut costs.
#Houston #Local #News #FederalFundingCuts #HoustonMedia #HoustonPublicMedia #ReductionInForce #RescissionPackage
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Less than two months after losing millions of dollars in previously allocated federal funding, Houston Public Media is eliminating nine staff positions in an effort to cut costs.
#Houston #Local #News #FederalFundingCuts #HoustonMedia #HoustonPublicMedia #ReductionInForce #RescissionPackage
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The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
#National #News #Politics #CorporationForPublicBroadcasting #FederalFundingCuts #PresidentDonaldTrump #PublicMedia #Rescission #USSenate
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The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
#National #News #Politics #CorporationForPublicBroadcasting #FederalFundingCuts #PresidentDonaldTrump #PublicMedia #Rescission #USSenate
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The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
#National #News #Politics #CorporationForPublicBroadcasting #FederalFundingCuts #PresidentDonaldTrump #PublicMedia #Rescission #USSenate
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The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
#National #News #Politics #CorporationForPublicBroadcasting #FederalFundingCuts #PresidentDonaldTrump #PublicMedia #Rescission #USSenate
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As Texas schools face at least $600 million in federal funding cuts, multiple mental health programs, particularly those implemented in response to the pandemic and mass shootings, are at risk of losing funding.
#Education #EducationNews #HealthScience #Healthcare #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Politics #Texas #ChildrenSMentalHealth #FederalFundingCuts #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAmericaOfGreaterHouston #TexasPublicSchools #TexasSchoolFunding
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As Texas schools face at least $600 million in federal funding cuts, multiple mental health programs, particularly those implemented in response to the pandemic and mass shootings, are at risk of losing funding.
#Education #EducationNews #HealthScience #Healthcare #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Politics #Texas #ChildrenSMentalHealth #FederalFundingCuts #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAmericaOfGreaterHouston #TexasPublicSchools #TexasSchoolFunding
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As Texas schools face at least $600 million in federal funding cuts, multiple mental health programs, particularly those implemented in response to the pandemic and mass shootings, are at risk of losing funding.
#Education #EducationNews #HealthScience #Healthcare #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Politics #Texas #ChildrenSMentalHealth #FederalFundingCuts #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAmericaOfGreaterHouston #TexasPublicSchools #TexasSchoolFunding
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As Texas schools face at least $600 million in federal funding cuts, multiple mental health programs, particularly those implemented in response to the pandemic and mass shootings, are at risk of losing funding.
#Education #EducationNews #HealthScience #Healthcare #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Politics #Texas #ChildrenSMentalHealth #FederalFundingCuts #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAmericaOfGreaterHouston #TexasPublicSchools #TexasSchoolFunding
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Food banks in Houston and other Texas cities have less to give this summer since the federal government cut millions in USDA funding.
#Food #Houston #Local #News #Texas #FederalFundingCuts #FoodPantries #HoustonFoodBank #SNAPBenefits #Usda #WestHoustonAssistanceMinistries
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Food banks in Houston and other Texas cities have less to give this summer since the federal government cut millions in USDA funding.
#Food #Houston #Local #News #Texas #FederalFundingCuts #FoodPantries #HoustonFoodBank #SNAPBenefits #Usda #WestHoustonAssistanceMinistries
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Food banks in Houston and other Texas cities have less to give this summer since the federal government cut millions in USDA funding.
#Food #Houston #Local #News #Texas #FederalFundingCuts #FoodPantries #HoustonFoodBank #SNAPBenefits #Usda #WestHoustonAssistanceMinistries
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Food banks in Houston and other Texas cities have less to give this summer since the federal government cut millions in USDA funding.
#Food #Houston #Local #News #Texas #FederalFundingCuts #FoodPantries #HoustonFoodBank #SNAPBenefits #Usda #WestHoustonAssistanceMinistries
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A federal judge has sided with Harris County and other local governments from across the country to restore public health funding terminated earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
#Court #HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Local #News #FederalFundingCuts #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #HarrisCountyPublicHealth #TrumpAdministration #USDepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices
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A federal judge has sided with Harris County and other local governments from across the country to restore public health funding terminated earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
#Court #HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Local #News #FederalFundingCuts #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #HarrisCountyPublicHealth #TrumpAdministration #USDepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices
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A federal judge has sided with Harris County and other local governments from across the country to restore public health funding terminated earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
#Court #HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Local #News #FederalFundingCuts #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #HarrisCountyPublicHealth #TrumpAdministration #USDepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices
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A federal judge has sided with Harris County and other local governments from across the country to restore public health funding terminated earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
#Court #HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Local #News #FederalFundingCuts #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #HarrisCountyPublicHealth #TrumpAdministration #USDepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices
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Also, the #DHS web page with the official list is 404!
West #Michigan counties refute sanctuary jurisdictions list
by: Josh Sanchez
Posted: May 31, 2025Excerpt:
"News 8 reached out to DHS to learn what exactly led them to consider #KalamazooCounty as a '#SanctuaryJurisdiction.”"While a spokesperson did not provide specific reasons, they shared what some of the conditions could be.
" 'Designation of a sanctuary jurisdiction is based on the evaluation of numerous factors, including self-identification as a sanctuary jurisdiction, noncompliance with Federal law enforcement in enforcing immigration laws, restrictions on information sharing, and legal protections for illegal aliens,' the spokesperson said.
They added that the list will be regularly reviewed, updated and can change at any time." (!!!)
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-county/west-mi-counties-refute-sanctuary-jurisdictions-list/
#FederalFundingCuts #ICERaids
#Trump #USPol #Punitive #ICESucks
#ResistICE #ResistFascism
#ImmigrantRights #authoritarianism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism -
Also, the #DHS web page with the official list is 404!
West #Michigan counties refute sanctuary jurisdictions list
by: Josh Sanchez
Posted: May 31, 2025Excerpt:
"News 8 reached out to DHS to learn what exactly led them to consider #KalamazooCounty as a '#SanctuaryJurisdiction.”"While a spokesperson did not provide specific reasons, they shared what some of the conditions could be.
" 'Designation of a sanctuary jurisdiction is based on the evaluation of numerous factors, including self-identification as a sanctuary jurisdiction, noncompliance with Federal law enforcement in enforcing immigration laws, restrictions on information sharing, and legal protections for illegal aliens,' the spokesperson said.
They added that the list will be regularly reviewed, updated and can change at any time." (!!!)
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-county/west-mi-counties-refute-sanctuary-jurisdictions-list/
#FederalFundingCuts #ICERaids
#Trump #USPol #Punitive #ICESucks
#ResistICE #ResistFascism
#ImmigrantRights #authoritarianism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism -
Also, the #DHS web page with the official list is 404!
West #Michigan counties refute sanctuary jurisdictions list
by: Josh Sanchez
Posted: May 31, 2025Excerpt:
"News 8 reached out to DHS to learn what exactly led them to consider #KalamazooCounty as a '#SanctuaryJurisdiction.”"While a spokesperson did not provide specific reasons, they shared what some of the conditions could be.
" 'Designation of a sanctuary jurisdiction is based on the evaluation of numerous factors, including self-identification as a sanctuary jurisdiction, noncompliance with Federal law enforcement in enforcing immigration laws, restrictions on information sharing, and legal protections for illegal aliens,' the spokesperson said.
They added that the list will be regularly reviewed, updated and can change at any time." (!!!)
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-county/west-mi-counties-refute-sanctuary-jurisdictions-list/
#FederalFundingCuts #ICERaids
#Trump #USPol #Punitive #ICESucks
#ResistICE #ResistFascism
#ImmigrantRights #authoritarianism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism -
Also, the #DHS web page with the official list is 404!
West #Michigan counties refute sanctuary jurisdictions list
by: Josh Sanchez
Posted: May 31, 2025Excerpt:
"News 8 reached out to DHS to learn what exactly led them to consider #KalamazooCounty as a '#SanctuaryJurisdiction.”"While a spokesperson did not provide specific reasons, they shared what some of the conditions could be.
" 'Designation of a sanctuary jurisdiction is based on the evaluation of numerous factors, including self-identification as a sanctuary jurisdiction, noncompliance with Federal law enforcement in enforcing immigration laws, restrictions on information sharing, and legal protections for illegal aliens,' the spokesperson said.
They added that the list will be regularly reviewed, updated and can change at any time." (!!!)
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-county/west-mi-counties-refute-sanctuary-jurisdictions-list/
#FederalFundingCuts #ICERaids
#Trump #USPol #Punitive #ICESucks
#ResistICE #ResistFascism
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Some #Colorado counties say they were shocked to be labeled '#SanctuaryJurisdictions’
Several Colorado counties are disputing their inclusion on a federal list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions.
Author: Amanda Gilbert
Published: 9:45 PM MDT May 30, 2025
Updated: 9:45 PM MDT May 30, 2025
FacebookCOLORADO, USA — "Local leaders across Colorado are pushing back after the Trump administration published a list labeling dozens of cities and counties as 'sanctuary jurisdictions.'
"The list, released earlier this week by the Department of Homeland Security, included 41 counties and 15 cities in Colorado.
"Among them were communities where leaders have publicly supported President Trump’s immigration policies. Since its release, at least three jurisdictions — Weld County, El Paso County, and the city of Aurora — have successfully lobbied for removal from the list.
" 'There was definitely a mistake made,' Otero County Commissioner Tim Knabenshue said. 'Constituents started calling us and saying, ‘What’s going on? We thought we weren’t a sanctuary county'.'
"The list, titled Sanctuary Jurisdictions Defying Federal Immigration Law, does not have a consistent or legally recognized definition for what constitutes a sanctuary jurisdiction. It is generally associated with local policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Under an executive order signed by President Trump, jurisdictions identified as non-compliant could face cuts to federal funding."
#FederalFundingCuts #ICERaids
#Trump #USPol #Punitive #ICESucks
#ResistICE #ResistFascism
#ImmigrantRights #authoritarianism -
Some #Colorado counties say they were shocked to be labeled '#SanctuaryJurisdictions’
Several Colorado counties are disputing their inclusion on a federal list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions.
Author: Amanda Gilbert
Published: 9:45 PM MDT May 30, 2025
Updated: 9:45 PM MDT May 30, 2025
FacebookCOLORADO, USA — "Local leaders across Colorado are pushing back after the Trump administration published a list labeling dozens of cities and counties as 'sanctuary jurisdictions.'
"The list, released earlier this week by the Department of Homeland Security, included 41 counties and 15 cities in Colorado.
"Among them were communities where leaders have publicly supported President Trump’s immigration policies. Since its release, at least three jurisdictions — Weld County, El Paso County, and the city of Aurora — have successfully lobbied for removal from the list.
" 'There was definitely a mistake made,' Otero County Commissioner Tim Knabenshue said. 'Constituents started calling us and saying, ‘What’s going on? We thought we weren’t a sanctuary county'.'
"The list, titled Sanctuary Jurisdictions Defying Federal Immigration Law, does not have a consistent or legally recognized definition for what constitutes a sanctuary jurisdiction. It is generally associated with local policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Under an executive order signed by President Trump, jurisdictions identified as non-compliant could face cuts to federal funding."
#FederalFundingCuts #ICERaids
#Trump #USPol #Punitive #ICESucks
#ResistICE #ResistFascism
#ImmigrantRights #authoritarianism -
Some #Colorado counties say they were shocked to be labeled '#SanctuaryJurisdictions’
Several Colorado counties are disputing their inclusion on a federal list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions.
Author: Amanda Gilbert
Published: 9:45 PM MDT May 30, 2025
Updated: 9:45 PM MDT May 30, 2025
FacebookCOLORADO, USA — "Local leaders across Colorado are pushing back after the Trump administration published a list labeling dozens of cities and counties as 'sanctuary jurisdictions.'
"The list, released earlier this week by the Department of Homeland Security, included 41 counties and 15 cities in Colorado.
"Among them were communities where leaders have publicly supported President Trump’s immigration policies. Since its release, at least three jurisdictions — Weld County, El Paso County, and the city of Aurora — have successfully lobbied for removal from the list.
" 'There was definitely a mistake made,' Otero County Commissioner Tim Knabenshue said. 'Constituents started calling us and saying, ‘What’s going on? We thought we weren’t a sanctuary county'.'
"The list, titled Sanctuary Jurisdictions Defying Federal Immigration Law, does not have a consistent or legally recognized definition for what constitutes a sanctuary jurisdiction. It is generally associated with local policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Under an executive order signed by President Trump, jurisdictions identified as non-compliant could face cuts to federal funding."
#FederalFundingCuts #ICERaids
#Trump #USPol #Punitive #ICESucks
#ResistICE #ResistFascism
#ImmigrantRights #authoritarianism -
Some #Colorado counties say they were shocked to be labeled '#SanctuaryJurisdictions’
Several Colorado counties are disputing their inclusion on a federal list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions.
Author: Amanda Gilbert
Published: 9:45 PM MDT May 30, 2025
Updated: 9:45 PM MDT May 30, 2025
FacebookCOLORADO, USA — "Local leaders across Colorado are pushing back after the Trump administration published a list labeling dozens of cities and counties as 'sanctuary jurisdictions.'
"The list, released earlier this week by the Department of Homeland Security, included 41 counties and 15 cities in Colorado.
"Among them were communities where leaders have publicly supported President Trump’s immigration policies. Since its release, at least three jurisdictions — Weld County, El Paso County, and the city of Aurora — have successfully lobbied for removal from the list.
" 'There was definitely a mistake made,' Otero County Commissioner Tim Knabenshue said. 'Constituents started calling us and saying, ‘What’s going on? We thought we weren’t a sanctuary county'.'
"The list, titled Sanctuary Jurisdictions Defying Federal Immigration Law, does not have a consistent or legally recognized definition for what constitutes a sanctuary jurisdiction. It is generally associated with local policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Under an executive order signed by President Trump, jurisdictions identified as non-compliant could face cuts to federal funding."
#FederalFundingCuts #ICERaids
#Trump #USPol #Punitive #ICESucks
#ResistICE #ResistFascism
#ImmigrantRights #authoritarianism -
Funding cuts to FEMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have Houston-area leaders preparing to pick up the slack in the event of a hurricane. The Atlantic hurricane season starts Sunday.
#HarrisCounty #Houston #Hurricane #HurricaneSeason #Local #News #CongresswomanLizzieFletcher #FederalFundingCuts #Fema #HarrisCountyCommissionerLesleyBriones #Noaa
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Funding cuts to FEMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have Houston-area leaders preparing to pick up the slack in the event of a hurricane. The Atlantic hurricane season starts Sunday.
#HarrisCounty #Houston #Hurricane #HurricaneSeason #Local #News #CongresswomanLizzieFletcher #FederalFundingCuts #Fema #HarrisCountyCommissionerLesleyBriones #Noaa
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Funding cuts to FEMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have Houston-area leaders preparing to pick up the slack in the event of a hurricane. The Atlantic hurricane season starts Sunday.
#HarrisCounty #Houston #Hurricane #HurricaneSeason #Local #News #CongresswomanLizzieFletcher #FederalFundingCuts #Fema #HarrisCountyCommissionerLesleyBriones #Noaa
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Funding cuts to FEMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have Houston-area leaders preparing to pick up the slack in the event of a hurricane. The Atlantic hurricane season starts Sunday.
#HarrisCounty #Houston #Hurricane #HurricaneSeason #Local #News #CongresswomanLizzieFletcher #FederalFundingCuts #Fema #HarrisCountyCommissionerLesleyBriones #Noaa
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Education and child advocacy leaders are warning that a proposal to eliminate federal funding for Head Start could devastate Texas families, erasing decades of progress in early childhood education and worsening an ongoing child care crisis.
#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Houston #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Texas #ChildCare #ChildCareCrisis #ChildrenAtRisk #FederalFundingCuts #HeadStart #NationalHeadStartAssociation
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Education and child advocacy leaders are warning that a proposal to eliminate federal funding for Head Start could devastate Texas families, erasing decades of progress in early childhood education and worsening an ongoing child care crisis.
#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Houston #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Texas #ChildCare #ChildCareCrisis #ChildrenAtRisk #FederalFundingCuts #HeadStart #NationalHeadStartAssociation
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Education and child advocacy leaders are warning that a proposal to eliminate federal funding for Head Start could devastate Texas families, erasing decades of progress in early childhood education and worsening an ongoing child care crisis.
#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Houston #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Texas #ChildCare #ChildCareCrisis #ChildrenAtRisk #FederalFundingCuts #HeadStart #NationalHeadStartAssociation
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Education and child advocacy leaders are warning that a proposal to eliminate federal funding for Head Start could devastate Texas families, erasing decades of progress in early childhood education and worsening an ongoing child care crisis.
#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Houston #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Texas #ChildCare #ChildCareCrisis #ChildrenAtRisk #FederalFundingCuts #HeadStart #NationalHeadStartAssociation
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Four regional climate centers in the United States have reopened — including one in College Station. The centers and their websites shut down abruptly on April 17 due to a lapse in federal funding.
#Local #National #News #Texas #Weather #CollegeStation #FederalFundingCuts #NationalOceanicAndAtmosphericAdministration #Noaa #RegionalClimateCenters #SouthernRegionalClimateCenter
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Four regional climate centers in the United States have reopened — including one in College Station. The centers and their websites shut down abruptly on April 17 due to a lapse in federal funding.
#Local #National #News #Texas #Weather #CollegeStation #FederalFundingCuts #NationalOceanicAndAtmosphericAdministration #Noaa #RegionalClimateCenters #SouthernRegionalClimateCenter
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Four regional climate centers in the United States have reopened — including one in College Station. The centers and their websites shut down abruptly on April 17 due to a lapse in federal funding.
#Local #National #News #Texas #Weather #CollegeStation #FederalFundingCuts #NationalOceanicAndAtmosphericAdministration #Noaa #RegionalClimateCenters #SouthernRegionalClimateCenter
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Four regional climate centers in the United States have reopened — including one in College Station. The centers and their websites shut down abruptly on April 17 due to a lapse in federal funding.
#Local #National #News #Texas #Weather #CollegeStation #FederalFundingCuts #NationalOceanicAndAtmosphericAdministration #Noaa #RegionalClimateCenters #SouthernRegionalClimateCenter
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The Houston Food Bank helps feed approximately 1 million people annually across 17 counties in Southeast Texas. But now, due to federal funding cuts at multiple agencies, the nonprofit likely will have to cut back on how many people it serves.
#Houston #Local #News #Politics #DOGECuts #ElonMuskSDOGE #FederalFundingCuts #HoustonFoodBank #PresidentDonaldTrump #USDAFundingCuts
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The Houston Food Bank helps feed approximately 1 million people annually across 17 counties in Southeast Texas. But now, due to federal funding cuts at multiple agencies, the nonprofit likely will have to cut back on how many people it serves.
#Houston #Local #News #Politics #DOGECuts #ElonMuskSDOGE #FederalFundingCuts #HoustonFoodBank #PresidentDonaldTrump #USDAFundingCuts
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The Houston Food Bank helps feed approximately 1 million people annually across 17 counties in Southeast Texas. But now, due to federal funding cuts at multiple agencies, the nonprofit likely will have to cut back on how many people it serves.
#Houston #Local #News #Politics #DOGECuts #ElonMuskSDOGE #FederalFundingCuts #HoustonFoodBank #PresidentDonaldTrump #USDAFundingCuts
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The Houston Food Bank helps feed approximately 1 million people annually across 17 counties in Southeast Texas. But now, due to federal funding cuts at multiple agencies, the nonprofit likely will have to cut back on how many people it serves.
#Houston #Local #News #Politics #DOGECuts #ElonMuskSDOGE #FederalFundingCuts #HoustonFoodBank #PresidentDonaldTrump #USDAFundingCuts
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The Houston Health Department is losing $42 million in federal funding, which has raised concerns about how other city departments could be impacted by further federal cuts.
#CityOfHouston #HealthScience #Healthcare #Housing #Houston #Local #News #CityControllerChrisHollins #CityServices #FederalFundingCuts #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonHealthDepartment #HoustonHousingAndCommunityDevelopmentDepartment