#funding-cuts

#funding-cuts

"Emotionally, it stings," said Whited, associate professor in the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, fighting back tears. "It feels very personal. It took me 19 years to build this axolotl colony and research program with a goal to ultimately help human lives. It couldn't have come at a worse time."

But the proposed deal, announced in June, appears to have come as a surprise to the School Board, which now says in a state court lawsuit filed Wednesday in Miami that the proposed acquisition is not authorized under the Media Group's management contract that has been in force since 2022. Moreover, the money earmarked to pay for WFLM belongs to WLRN, not the Media Group, the lawsuit asserts.

U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin mandated the National Science Foundation to restore millions of dollars in grants withheld from UCLA, ruling the cuts arbitrary and capricious.

mRNA vaccines are credited with helping to end the COVID-19 pandemic and save millions of lives, yet research funding for mRNA technology has been cut significantly.

President Trump's first term saw Space Policy Directive 1 signed to return American astronauts to the moon, evolving into Project Artemis aimed at Mars.

Following congressional approval of the public broadcasting budget cuts last week, GBH put up three words on its digital billboard in Brighton - "Local. Trusted. Defunded." - and the message went viral over the weekend.

The Spanish government has pitched to bring the Thirty Meter Telescope to La Palma, pledging €400 million to support the project as the US halts funding.

The Migrant Education program, vital for children of agricultural workers, is defunded, resulting in halted and cut back services across California, affecting many students.

House Republicans passed Donald Trump's funding cut proposal, clawing back $9bn in federal dollars with a vote split along party lines, 216-213, facing a tight Friday deadline.

After a decade of failures, CHSRA's mismanagement and incompetence has proven it cannot build its train to nowhere on time or on budget. It's time for this boondoggle to die.

"Nobody really knows what's happening," one project manager running a Syria-based project told DW about the US cuts in aid funding. "They haven't put a complete stop to it yet so we're just spending the money on a monthly basis and hoping for the best."

"The recent significant shifts in federal government priorities and funding approaches in 2025 represent the final hardship, not the first," they wrote, noting that 92% of BRAVE's operating budget relies on federal funding.

Private criminal prosecutions allow individuals, companies, or charities to seek justice, but can also lead to abuse, as shown by the Post Office's 918 successful prosecutions.

"Science is what made this nation great," said Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) on X. "Every breakthrough, and our economic growth has come from science and technology breakthroughs. Those aren't going to happen much in this Trump administration. It's a tragedy."

"When a church has been pulled down, the country seems empty or is like a necklace with a jewel missing," said poet John Betjeman, emphasizing the cultural loss.

In terms of the funding that we get directly from the city of San Jose for housing work and legal services for low-income tenants - this (funding) is it.