#funding-cuts

#funding-cuts

We are currently witnessing massive budget cuts, particularly from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, which are having real impact on the treatment of malnourished children.

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.

The city hall of Saint-Cloud has dropped their €40,000 subsidy for the annual festival, citing the line-up change influenced by the Irish rap trio's controversial performances.

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."

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.

WMC has stood as a beacon of adult learning for over 170 years. Slashing staff and services in response to short-sighted funding decisions will do lasting harm to local people who rely on the college for second chances, upskilling, and social connection.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her intent to stop $500 million in military aid to Israel, emphasizing it is a nuclear-armed country that already receives significant funding.

The funding cuts to the deaf-scientist pipeline, supporting deaf students in STEM from secondary school to postdoctoral research, threaten to dismantle vital support systems.

Camilo, a young doctoral researcher, found his work in HIV prevention halted after his NIH grant was terminated, which he describes as 'a floating pair of scissors clipping my future'. This termination reflects the larger trend of federal funding cancellations targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) research, with grants flagged for containing keywords related to women, diverse, minority, and racially.

"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.

Since late January of this year, however, all of that has rapidly changed. Many of the most valuable scientific organizations in the world,... have experienced a set of unprecedented internal attacks.

Stories inspire, help us make sense of strange times or sometimes just the stranger down the street, and build in us the power to imagine futures more varied than we might have otherwise dreamed.

Nick Geiser, a theoretical statistician and union organizer at the university in Ann Arbor, says the move was prompted by US President Donald Trump's election win in November 2024: "It spurred many postdocs into action because our jobs are at stake."

"I wake up every morning looking at my phone: Did I get an email from the National Cancer Institute saying I'm no longer receiving my grants?"

These cuts have made their mark on the private sector, with tech companies like Oracle and Leidos reportedly having contracts terminated by DOGE as part of the Pentagon's goal to slash $580 million in funding.

"We're filling a gap in the Mediterranean that should have been closed by European states including Germany," said Sea-Eye chairman Gorden Isler, criticizing the funding cuts.

Lawmakers are growing concerned that what was once considered the country's greatest soft power weapon against authoritarian regimes has been sloppily gutted for political points.

Scott Wiener announced a major win for Bay Area transit funding, securing a $750 million interest-free loan and reversing proposed cuts totaling $1.1 billion.

"At any given time of the year, between 25 and 40% of my business is international travelers... I have had less than 10 international travelers this spring season, which is incredibly low."

The council caught many people off guard when it approved Oakland's budget last week, three weeks before the deadline to do so, and much earlier than it normally does.

Arun Arora, the bishop of Kirkstall, stated that the Church of England's decision to cut funding for racial justice from 26.7m to 12m reflects resistance among some members to support racial equity initiatives; he fears extreme views are influencing decision-making.