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Trump administration immigration crackdoiwn disrupts U.S. caregiving

Fri, 2025-04-04 14:32 — mike kraft

Immigration Crackdowns Disrupt the Caregiving Industry. Families Pay the Price. - KFF Health News Families, nursing facilities, and home health agencies rely on foreign-born workers to fill health care jobs that are demanding and do not attract enough American citizens. The Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for the industry, which was already predicting a surge in demand. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much

Tue, 2025-03-25 11:48 — mike kraft

Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much - KFF Health News As politicians demand that more Medicaid recipients work, many people with disabilities say their state programs’ income and asset caps force them to limit their work hours or turn down promotions. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Trump administration fires NOAS employes including some weather forecasters

Fri, 2025-02-28 11:37 — mike kraft

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began firing staff on Thursday, continuing a wave of government-wide layoffs ordered by the Trump administration. The terminations, which include staff at the National Weather Service, could impact weather forecasting used by many people and industries across the U.S. economy.

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Trump-Musk sharp FEMA cuts worry some state officials and Republicans

Mon, 2025-02-24 11:30 — mike kraft

Trump administration plans for sharp FEMA cuts fuel worries for some Republicans, state officials | CNN Politics A developing Trump administration plan for deep staff cuts and drastic changes at the Federal Emergency Management Agency is raising alarm among some state officials and even Republican lawmakers, who worry that it will weaken responses to future disasters. Annie Grayer, Ella Nilsen CNN

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Overview: The cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency could affect people across the country who are struggling to rebuild and prepare for disasters.

Thu, 2025-02-20 11:44 — mike kraft

FEMA is losing scores of employees. What does that mean for disaster recovery? Cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency could affect people across the country who are struggling to rebuild and prepare for disasters. The Washington Post

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Bird flu: USDA accidentally fired officials working on the problem and is now trying to rehire them

Wed, 2025-02-19 10:42 — mike kraft

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.

The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings.

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U.S. CDC and NIH staff are reeling under Trump-Musk cuts in work force.

Mon, 2025-02-17 12:07 — mike kraft

Staff at CDC and NIH are reeling as Trump administration cuts workforce As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research. NPR

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Job cuts hit U.S. FDA employees working on food safety, medical devices

Mon, 2025-02-17 11:49 — mike kraft

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend. AP News

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Federal workers alarmed at Heritage Foundation-backed watchdog’s list of civil servants in health equity roles

Fri, 2025-02-07 13:22 — mike kraft

‘Really scary’: rightwing watchlist found of mostly Black federal health workers Federal workers alarmed at Heritage Foundation-backed watchdog’s list of civil servants in health equity roles The Guardian

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Trump orders review of all federal funding for Non government agencies.

Thu, 2025-02-06 18:53 — mike kraft

Trump signs executive memo reviewing federal funding to NGOs, official says U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive memo ordering a review of funding to all non-government organizations that rely on federal dollars, a White House official said. Reuters Reuters

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