Postmaster General DeJoy Plans Further Postal Cuts
March 18, 2025
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to cut 10,000 USPS jobs, reduce pensions, and review 30,000 retail center leases.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to cut 10,000 USPS jobs, reduce pensions, and review 30,000 retail center leases.
Medicaid insures nearly 3 million low-income Michiganders, but potential federal cuts threaten rural hospitals and care.
President Trump urges the repeal of a 2022 law that has spurred major semiconductor investments and job creation.
Detroit children’s deaths highlight homelessness crisis; family gets new home; housing shortage worsens situation.
NCES data collection is at risk due to budget cuts by DOGE, raising concerns about politicization and data loss.
Bipartisan majorities in the U.S. Congress approved the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, with $7.5 billion for EV charging infrastructure.
The Trump administration fired hundreds of FAA employees, sparking safety concerns amid recent deadly plane crashes.
President Trump and Republicans target the Inflation Reduction Act, potentially risking Michigan jobs and EV funding.
Stevens Point Mayor Wiza plans a fruit tree program with federal funding, aiming for environmental and community benefits.
Following decades of penny-pinching, the early 2020s marked a golden age for U.S. passenger rail investment.
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A national freeze on federal grants, ordered by Trump, sparks confusion and worries among Montana nonprofits and agencies.
