#budget-cuts

#budget-cuts

French trade unions are leading a day of strikes on Thursday as they try to maintain pressure on the new prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, to rethink budget cuts and consider a form of wealth tax on the super-rich. Lecornu has still not formed a new government after being appointed on 9 September amid a political crisis when his predecessor, Francois Bayrou, was dramatically ousted over proposed budget cuts.

Three months after OUSD exited state receivership, Alysse Castro, the Alameda County superintendent, is upping pressure on district leaders to balance the budget, pointing to continued deficit spending and depleted reserves. She said that by Oct. 1, OUSD must provide the county a target amount of spending reductions for the 2025-2026 school year that accounts for recent budget projections. Separately, interim superintendent Denise Saddler has asked the board to give direction to the district's finance team by Oct. 8

The 2026 budget is currently being debated in the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag. The draft was presented by Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and will be debated for around two months before being voted on at the end of November. The debates will not be easy. Many ministries will have to work with significantly smaller budgets because tax revenues are far from sufficient to cover government spending.

In Kenya, over 700,000 refugees, many from Somalia, have been directly affected by the US cuts to the World Food Program. The 35-year-old minister said that they had only received a third of the necessary food rations, leading to a dramatic increase of hunger and malnutrition. "Tensions are growing, many people have to flee, the region is becoming increasingly destabilized," she warned. "This is unacceptable in human terms and is also not in Germany's security interests."

The INBAL oversees Mexican heritage from the 20th century onward, managing 29 schools, 18 museums and several theatres. It was created in 2015, under the ministry of culture, to centralise cultural policy after years under the ministry of education. Budget cuts- including a projected 20% reduction for INBAL in 2026 -along with longstanding structural issues, have weakened the ministry of culture.

"I don't think it would've happened any other way,"

Teachers no longer get daily briefings of interactions between police and young people, either as victims or perpetrators, as well as them having witnessed domestic violence. Ms West grew gasps after telling how she sent two welfare staff to a teenage truant's home unaware he'd he been charged and released on bail over a blade-wielding attempted murder. Scotland Yard is being forced into substantial tough choices amid a 260 million budget shortfall.

Colleges and universities manage only about 15% of the time to provide required courses when their students need to take them, according to research by Ad Astra, which provides scheduling software to 550 universities. It's among the major reasons fewer than half of students graduate on time, raising the cost of a degree in time and money. Now, with widespread layoffs, budget cuts and enrollment declines on many campuses - including in California - the problem is expected to get worse.

For the good of the nation and the world, the science at CDC should never be censored or subject to political pauses or interpretations,

Fuentes shot back: "You know, I hate hearing that there won't be due consideration for the amendments we put forward, because the rainy day is now. Many of the amendments I have put forth are because organizations are losing federal funding, and to think that we're talking about where our reserve policy is three, four years from now, as a point of contention, to me, is just wild. Fuentes reminded Council that 'when I entered in 2021, our reserve policy was 14%."

Today, nearly 80 million people rely on Medicaid for care. From covering 40 percent of all childbirths to nearly 70 percent of home care for older and disabled people, Medicaid is more than a line item.

The year two status report stresses how the situation is worsening. Declining budgets, staffing constraints, and inadequate statistical integrity protections identified in the 2024 report have intensified in recent months.

Commissioner Kionne McGhee has expressed concerns over Miami-Dade's budget, indicating that the approval of $46 million for World Cup expenses needs to be reconsidered as funding for local nonprofits falls short.

FEMA is proposing nearly $1 billion in cuts to disaster preparedness and security grants, risking national security and contradicting the administration's safety commitments.

The NIH Council of Councils expresses serious concerns regarding significant grant terminations, a proposed 40% budget cut for 2026, and structural reorganization plans that may impede scientific progress.

Oakland Animal Services, despite budget cuts, continues to provide refuge for homeless animals. The City Council recently allowed the shelter to turn away rescued animals.

"So they're calling people back, which doesn't give time for people to actually rest and actually recharge their battery."

Susana’s monthly salary has remained at $3,295 since 1998, forcing many Mexican Foreign Service employees to live below the poverty line without any salary adjustments.

Mayor Daniel Lurie expressed a limited stance on San Francisco's Sanctuary City status, indicating unwillingness to comply with Donald Trump's enforcement measures. His lack of action on immigrant legal services funding reveals a concerning oversight of the city's vulnerable immigrant population.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is shrinking from 772 employees as of May 31 to 555 under the program, part of broader staff reductions across USDOT.