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2/6/25Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses:
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.		Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/06/trump-usaid-money-american-farms/Kathy M
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2/6/25Layoffs hit contractors and small businesses as Trump cuts take effect: Health centers, after-school programs, and indpendent-living facilities are among those announcing hiring freezes, furloughs, and layoffs.Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/06/layoffs-furloughs-government-contracts-grants/?utm_campaign=wp_evening_edition&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F40f2510%2F67a530e5b7704a1563537651%2F596adf5c9bbc0f403f86b4d1%2F21%2F46%2F67a530e5b7704a1563537651Kathy W
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2/6/25Families of Colorado transgender children struggle with lost care in wake of Trump order: Hospitals yank services as threat of withheld federal funding looms Colorado Newslinehttps://coloradonewsline.com/2025/02/06/colorado-transgender-children-lost-care-trump-order/?emci=59f39f23-f2e4-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=2f952904-60e5-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=157407Kathy W
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2/5/25Children's Hospital Colorado suspends gender-affirming treatment following White House Executive OrderCPR Newshttps://www.cpr.org/2025/02/05/childrens-hospital-colorado-suspends-gender-affirming-treatment-following-white-house-executive-order/Kathy M
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2/6/25What we saw from inside ICE 's raid at Aurora's Edge ApartmentsDenveritehttps://denverite.com/2025/02/06/aurora-edge-at-lowry-ice-raid/Kathy W
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2/10/25Colorado among states that could be hardest hit by Trump tariffs on Canadian oilColorado Newslinehttps://coloradonewsline.com/2025/01/31/colorado-hardest-hit-trump-tariffs-canadian-oil/?emci=59f39f23-f2e4-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=2f952904-60e5-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=157407Kathy W
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1/31/25The Damage to Federal Medical Research is Already Done: Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications wll be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector -- even if the Trump administration's funding pause is only temporary.Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/story/life-saving-research-risks-being-destroyed-by-the-federal-funding-freeze/?utm_campaign=cm&utm_source=crm&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_SubPersRec_1_02012020&utm_medium=email&mbid=CRMWIR012019%250A%250A&utm_term=WIR_CYGNUS_PERSRECSKathy M
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2/7/25Will the Denver Federal Center survive the Trump administration's cost-cutting cleaver? Campus in Jefferson County houses more than 2 dozen federal agencies amid GSA orderDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/07/denver-federal-center-lakewood-federal-offices-gsa-donald-trump/?trk_msg=NHJR2O4RNH1KVEKH1AR33F6IEC&trk_contact=020C7S1BLIBVKIH98NFKEB25NG&trk_module=new&trk_sid=JH96GVFCGQHGEJ4OHEAIJQ9ACK&trk_link=7J78LMKPAB7KD6I86MAFR3DSFK&utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&lctg=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=no&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2025%2f02%2f07%2fdenver-federal-center-lakewood-federal-offices-gsa-donald-trump%2f&utm_campaign=denv-denver_post-afternoon_update-nl&utm_content=automatedKathy M
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1/28/25Head Start and other services for low-income families hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money: Early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families.WHYY.org, PBShttps://whyy.org/articles/head-state-services-glitches-trump-federal-funds-freeze/Kathy M
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1/30/25Philadelphia school officials urged to add more teacher training amid ICE raid fearsChalkbeathttps://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2025/01/31/school-board-urged-to-strengthen-immigration-policies/Kathy W
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1/28/25Trump immigration raids snag U.S. citizens, including Native Americans, raising racial profiling fears; A U.S. veteran and Navajo residents have been asked for identification. Critics are complaining of racial profiling as raids and deportations increase.NBChttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-immigration-raids-citizens-profiling-accusations-native-american-rcna189203Kathy M
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2/5/25US Shoppers Face Fees up to $50 or More to Get Packages from China: Consumers and small businesses are already feeling the impact of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, which eliminated a key trade exemption for parcels worth less than $800Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/story/tariffs-china-prices-fees-shein-temu/#:~:text=6%3A29%20PM-,US%20Shoppers%20Face%20Fees%20of%20Up%20to%20%2450%20or%20More,parcels%20worth%20less%20than%20%24800.Kathy M
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2/5/25Exclusive: Catholic Relief Services lays off staff, cuts programs after USAID shakeupNational Catholic Reporterhttps://www.ncronline.org/news/exclusive-catholic-relief-services-lays-staff-cuts-programs-after-usaid-shakeupKathy W
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2/8/25Access to student loans system raises alarmsLoveland Reporter Heraldhttps://enewspaper.reporterherald.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=6565f72a-9973-4299-b610-0646637bdb5a&share=trueKathy W
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2/9/25Trump administration orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building: CFPB was directed Saturday to stop work on proposed rules, suspend effective dates on any rules finalized but not yet effective, and stop investigative work.Federal News Networkhttps://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/02/trump-official-orders-consumer-protection-agency-to-stop-work/Kathy M
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1/28/25How Colorado is affected by Trump's 'lawless' funding freeze: state goverment received more than $17 billion in federal grants and contracts in 2024Colorado Newslinehttps://coloradonewsline.com/2025/01/28/colorado-affected-trump-lawless-funding-freeze/?emci=e4efaa70-c0e1-ef11-88f8-0022482a97e9&emdi=53d7865b-3be2-ef11-88f8-0022482a97e9&ceid=157407Kathy W
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2/10/25Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds: The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not affect benefits that go directly to individuals.Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/10/farmers-agriculture-funding-frozen/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F4104fc8%2F67aa3bf67a52181d71babc3c%2F596adf5c9bbc0f403f86b4d1%2F14%2F57%2F67aa3bf67a52181d71babc3cKathy W
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2/10/25How will Trump’s mass deportation plans affect Colorado’s construction industry? The U.S. construction industry employs an estimated 1.5 million undocumented workersDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/10/trump-deportations-colorado-construction-industry/?trk_msg=S2O2BB4PM6RKH3OKDOKE1E61IK&trk_contact=020C7S1BLIBVKIH98NFKEB25NG&trk_sid=UGVNPV3T53TDBQ3N5E4A1DI09O&trk_link=T1C293R4CG44TCGQLS19NK7MQO&utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&lctg=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=no&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2025%2f02%2f10%2ftrump-deportations-colorado-construction-industry%2f&utm_campaign=denv-denver_post-mile_high_roundup-nl&utm_content=manualKathy W
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2/10/25$570 million in federal funding remains inaccessible to Colorado following Trump's freeze, officials sayColorado Politicshttps://progressnowcolorado.actionkit.com/go/360061?t=2&akid=11284%2E648624%2EBhNl-PKathy W
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2/10/2025At least $570 million in federal funding for Colorado still in limbo amid Trump freeze, officials say; Federal judge rules in states’ lawsuit that administration must release all frozen fundsDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/10/donald-trump-spending-freeze-colorado-impact-energy/?trk_msg=O668TLJSGCKKF4UBCOAMK4GQUG&trk_contact=020C7S1BLIBVKIH98NFKEB25NG&trk_sid=E9R5BO3OLUC402AR74EEROB6U4&trk_link=AII5B7HM3LA4V5UHM4F1L9BC38&utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&lctg=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=no&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2025%2f02%2f10%2fdonald-trump-spending-freeze-colorado-impact-energy%2f&utm_campaign=denv-denver_post-mile_high_roundup-nl&utm_content=manualKathy M
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2/10/0259A catastrophic impact': Colorado hospitals and research universities prepare to lose tens of millions of dollars in NIH funding9Newshttps://progressnowcolorado.actionkit.com/go/360073?t=14&akid=11284%2E648624%2EBhNl-P
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2/13/25Trump executive order leads to $100 energy bill hike for hundreds in AlabamaPopular Information substack https://popular.info/https://popular.info/p/trump-executive-order-leads-to-100?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1664&post_id=157035639&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=27rg4s&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=emailKathy M
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2/12/25Denver Public Schools sues to stop Trump administration policy allowing ICE agents in schools; Colorado’s largest public school district argued in the federal lawsuit that the policy has forced schools to divert vital educational resources and caused attendance to plummet.Colorado Sunhttps://coloradosun.com/2025/02/12/denver-public-schools-sues-ice/?mc_cid=12c5075480&mc_eid=8dd5400501Kathy M
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2/13/25The feds promised Colorado $339 million for health insurance. The money hasn't arrived yet. Colorado uses the money on various programs that make health insurance more affordableColorado Sunhttps://coloradosun.com/2025/02/13/colorado-federal-funding-health-insurance-trump/?mc_cid=12c5075480&mc_eid=8dd5400501Kathy M
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2/10/25Under Trump, Colorado's public media are on alertcoloradomedia.substack.comhttps://coloradomedia.substack.com/p/under-trump-colorados-public-mediaKathy M
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2/12/25‘Haven’t Been Paying Attention’: Missouri Farmer Who Used Online Quiz to Vote for President Now Faces Losing Family Farm After Funding FreezeAtlanta Black Starhttps://atlantablackstar.com/2025/02/12/imissouri-man-about-to-lose-family-farm-regrets-trump-vote/Kathy M
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2/14/25USAID gutting hits Colorado as organizations, small businesses struggle to survive; Agency issued more than $34 million in contracts and grants contributing to Colorado’s economy this past yearDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/14/usaid-colorado-impacts-trump-administration-musk/?trk_msg=4FUSB88TLMU4D5RG22RQTLQ9F8&trk_contact=020C7S1BLIBVKIH98NFKEB25NG&trk_module=new&trk_sid=UNIDRBB9L4DNHKC2GER6QU4GL0&trk_link=L4T7ATQ5UBRK919B117P468U70&utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&lctg=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=no&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2025%2f02%2f14%2fusaid-colorado-impacts-trump-administration-musk%2f&utm_campaign=denv-denver_post-afternoon_update-nl&utm_content=automatedKathy W
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2/15/25Trump order strands pregnant wife of interpreter who helped Colorado senatorDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/15/trump-order-impact-afghanistan-refugees/?share=dpgeee5eptiarhnc0wre Kathy W
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2/16/25Trump’s federal firings imperil government services from cities to farm towns. The cuts were initially poised to affect nuclear defense programs and impact veterans’ mental health care, workers warned.Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/14/federal-employee-firings-effects-trump-doge/Kathy Wilson?
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2/14/25A federal worker tried to take Trump's 'Fork' resignation offer. Here's what happenedNPRhttps://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/nx-s1-5296910/trump-federal-workers-fork-resign-buyout?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20250216&utm_term=9988839&utm_campaign=news&utm_id=51543526&orgid=223&utm_att1=Kathy M
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2/16/25Colorado program that helps “the most vulnerable families” with child care faces freezes amid rising costs; Expense is expected to jump from $6,000 to $18,000 per enrolled child by October 2026Denver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/16/colorado-child-care-assistance-program-budget-shortfall-waitlists-counties/Kathy M
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2/15/25US fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts; Immigration courts are backlogged with more than 3.7 million cases, according to Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. Applicants can wait years for their asylum case to be decided. AP/Voice of Americahttps://www.voanews.com/a/us-fires-20-immigration-judges-from-backlogged-courts-/7976698.htmlKathy M
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2/14/25Trump NIH cuts could have ‘crushing effect’ on Anschutz and statewide health care, research economyAurora Sentinelhttps://progressnowcolorado.actionkit.com/go/360339?t=2&akid=11295%2E648624%2EtvrB9lKathy W
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2/17/25USAID gutting hits Colorado as organizations, small businesses struggle to survive: Agency issued more than $34 million in contracts and grants contributing to Colorado’s economy this past yearDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/14/usaid-colorado-impacts-trump-administration-musk/Kathy W
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2/16/25Observers worry about impacts of public-land agency staff cutsThe Daily Sentinelhttps://progressnowcolorado.actionkit.com/go/360342?t=5&akid=11295%2E648624%2EtvrB9lKathy W
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2/17/25Farmers feeling weight of Trump policies with shutdown of aidPBS News Hourhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/farmers-feeling-weight-of-trump-policies-with-shutdown-of-aidKathy W
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2/14/25Despite exemptions, VA employees still feeling impact from policies shaking up federal workforce; VA employees who work on the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) say the hiring freeze has affected the hiring of support staff.Federal News Networkhttps://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2025/02/va-employees-feel-impact-from-policies-shaking-up-federal-workforce-despite-exemptions/Kathy M
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2/14/25DoD walks back policy, reinstates travel coverage for fertility treatments; DoD said the rescinded policy “should not be interpreted as the elimination of access to non-covered assisted reproductive technology, such as IVF."Federal News Networkhttps://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2025/02/dod-walks-back-policy-reinstates-travel-coverage-for-fertility-treatments/Kathy M
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2/17/25Frankly, I’m scared': Workforce cuts by Trump administration leave Colorado federal workers in limbo: Colorado is home to nearly 40,000 civilian federal workersDenver 7 ABC Newshttps://www.denver7.com/news/state-news/frankly-im-scared-workforce-cuts-by-trump-administration-leave-colorado-federal-workers-in-limboKathy W
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2/18/25Colorado Springs could feel outsized hit from federal workforce exodusColorado Politicshttps://www.coloradopolitics.com/local-government/colorado-springs-could-feel-outsized-hit-from-federal-workforce-exodus/article_743b684c-b267-58a4-8fde-5560ad1128ef.htmlKathy W
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2/18/25Colorado officials warn that firing of 3,400 U.S. Forest Service employees could impact state economy, wildfire safetyCPR News; Summit Dailyhttps://www.summitdaily.com/news/colorado-forest-service-layoffs/Kathy W
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2/18/25How many people work in Colorado's national parks, forests? What to know amid firingsThe Coloradoanhttps://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2025/02/18/impact-of-firings-on-colorado-national-parks-forest-service-workers/78970280007/Kathy W
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2/18/25Colorado’s national parks face uncertainty amid President Trump’s hiring freeze, staffing instability; Rocky Mountain National Park and others rely on seasonal employees for peak seasonLoveland Reporter-Heraldhttps://www.reporterherald.com/2025/02/17/colorado-national-parks-federal-hiring-freeze-layoffs-donald-trump/?utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&lctg=%c2%a034CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=yesD&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.reporterherald.com%2f2025%2f02%2f17%2fcolorado-national-parks-federal-hiring-freeze-layoffs-donald-trump%2f&utm_campaign=pmp-loveland_reporter_herald-daily_newsletter-nl&utm_content=curatedKathy M
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2/18/25Protesters sound off against Rocky Mountain National Park cutsLoveland Reporter-Heraldhttps://www.reporterherald.com/2025/02/17/theyve-just-been-dumped-2/?utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&lctg=%c2%a034CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=yesD&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.reporterherald.com%2f2025%2f02%2f17%2ftheyve-just-been-dumped-2%2f&utm_campaign=pmp-loveland_reporter_herald-daily_newsletter-nl&utm_content=curatedKathy M
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2/17/25Loveland residents gather outside municipal building for peaceful protest against Trump, local issuesLoveland Reporter-Heraldhttps://www.reporterherald.com/2025/02/17/loveland-residents-gather-outside-municipal-building-for-peaceful-protest-against-trump-local-issues/?utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&lctg=%c2%a034CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=yesD&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.reporterherald.com%2f2025%2f02%2f17%2floveland-residents-gather-outside-municipal-building-for-peaceful-protest-against-trump-local-issues%2f&utm_campaign=pmp-loveland_reporter_herald-daily_newsletter-nl&utm_content=curatedKathy M
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2/18/25Federal mass firings will increase wildfire risk, endanger Colorado’s public lands, state leaders warn; Impact on state still unclear from Trump administration's targeting of probationary employeesLoveland Reporter-Heraldhttps://www.reporterherald.com/2025/02/17/colorado-public-lands-federal-employees-mass-firings-donald-trump/?utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&lctg=%c2%a034CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=yesD&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.reporterherald.com%2f2025%2f02%2f17%2fcolorado-public-lands-federal-employees-mass-firings-donald-trump%2f&utm_campaign=pmp-loveland_reporter_herald-daily_newsletter-nl&utm_content=curatedKathy M
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2/17/25Trump Voters Splinter Over His Rapid Shake-Up of Washington; Some core supporters love his no-holds-barred approach, but several swing voters are taken aback at his early movesWall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-voter-regrets-presidential-election-7b4fc43dKathy M
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2/13/25Trump's executive orders cause 'chaos' at the VA, some staffers say; About a dozen Department of Veterans Affairs employees described the far-reaching effects of President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders.NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trumps-executive-orders-cause-chaos-va-staffers-say-rcna192045Kathy M
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2/19/25More than 150 Forest Service workers managing public land in Colorado lose jobs as part of Trump cuts: The Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management have all seen job cuts. Colorado communities that fund federal positions are worried their workers will be targeted. Colorado Sunhttps://coloradosun.com/2025/02/19/federal-land-managers-colorado-job-cuts/?mc_cid=ed35020cd1Kathy W“I’m concerned that all the folks I know are gone and my emails are going into the ether,” said Jeff Sparhawk, the executive director of the Colorado Search and Rescue Association. “I am confident I’ll be able to talk with the national parks. Not so sure about the USFS or BLM. Will campgrounds or entry-free locations be open this year? Will pit toilets be emptied? Will Forest Service roads be opened once the snow melts? Will permits be issued for boating or guiding?”“A federal worker’s eligibility for unemployment benefits is determined in the same way as any other worker. Whether an individual is discharged or quits employment is not the determinative factor as to whether they are eligible for benefits based on the reason for their separation,” the state labor department said in an email.
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2/17/25Denver protesters against President Trump, Elon Musk decry immigration actions, mass firingsDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/17/denver-protest-donald-trump-climate-immigration-raids-firings-democracy/?utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=yesD&lctg=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2025%2f02%2f17%2fdenver-protest-donald-trump-climate-immigration-raids-firings-democracy%2f&utm_campaign=denv-denver_post-colorado_breaking_news_alerts-nl&utm_content=alertKathy MTerry, who said he was a Vietnam veteran, said he was concerned about cuts to veteran benefits.
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2/19/25Immigration raids without warrants, racial profiling raise fears; Re: “ICE raids hit apartment buildings in metro area,” Feb. 6 news storyDenver Post (Opinion column)https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/19/immigration-raids-racial-profiling-warrants-colorado/?utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=yesD&lctg=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2025%2f02%2f19%2fimmigration-raids-racial-profiling-warrants-colorado%2f&utm_campaign=denv-denver_post-colorado_breaking_news_alerts-nl&utm_content=alertKathy M
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2/19/25Where do trans kids go from here? In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order banning transition-related care for minors, hospitals in blue states began cancelling appointments—forcing families in New York and beyond to consider whether even liberal cities are safe.New Yorkerhttps://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/where-do-trans-kids-go-from-here?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_Paid_021925&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tny_daily_digest&bxid=5deea8973f92a44693be8c4d&cndid=59091209&hasha=a340a624a026be053ae8e3b687d1ec18&hashb=022700dd01acdcec404753d8906741551eeee27b&hashc=8997e8f3d1fbdc0f9d0fa1ac6b9460344873b54870309fc214858f8e6d92d6af&esrc=MARTECH_ORDERFORMKathy M
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2/14/25Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work; The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/story/cisa-election-security-freeze-memo/?utm_campaign=cm&utm_source=crm&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_SubPersRec_1_02012020&utm_medium=email&mbid=CRMWIR012019%250A%250A&utm_term=WIR_CYGNUS_PERSRECSKathy M
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2/15/25For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess; Replicating the abilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fleet of weather satellites would take time and a lot of money—and expose private companies to a large amount of risk.Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/story/noaas-vast-public-weather-data-powers-the-local-forecasts-on-your-phone-and-tv-a-private-company-alone-couldnt-match-it/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Science_021925&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=WIR_Science&utm_content=WIR_Science_021925&bxid=5bdcce2824c17c3610e782ff&cndid=48916756&hasha=e77e3531655ca2f73454f84a14b759ff&hashb=6edb24fd1c8828ebdda3016b512c026474f74369&hashc=0845cf75473b804c117a11bdae038c0069ae1be5e531da235f06bf842481c8e5&esrc=profile-pageKathy MNo matter who you are, you can freely access that data and the analyses. In fact, a large number of private companies use NOAA data to create fancy maps and other weather products that they sell. It would be extremely difficult to do all of that without NOAA.
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2/17/25Trump administration fires thousands for ‘performance’ without evidence, in messy rush; Many probationary employees targeted in latest Trump cuts across agencies had excellent ratings; legal challenges are expected.Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/17/trump-fires-federal-workers-performance/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F412d70d%2F67b4c079fe9d672c2a329111%2F63cd4eb84faed618889177b0%2F11%2F57%2F67b4c079fe9d672c2a329111Kathy M“I’d understand a strategic reduction in force if needed,” said one USDA employee, who was fired over the weekend. “But this was a butchering of some of our best. Does the public know this?”A few hours after the post, Downey, the U.S. Forest Service employee, climbed into her car. She drove a half-hour to her office and signed her name to a letter putting an end to the income she relies on to support three children, an ailing mother and a husband who just lost his own job. Before she walked out, she jotted five words above her signature: “Received and accepted under duress.”
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2/20/25Federal money trickles back to Colorado after Trump’s funding freeze is lifted; Status of $200M grant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions along Front Range illustrates the chaos, uncertaintyDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/20/colorado-trump-federal-funding-freeze-epa-grants-climate-pollution/Kathy M“These executive orders the administration is putting forth do not leave a lot of room for nuance,” Selk said. “In truth, our grant is funding economic development in the region. It’s funding jobs. It’s funding innovation. And a reduction in greenhouse gases makes for better health for 60% of Colorado through this grant, including the one in 12 kids who have asthma in the region alone. That’s what people need to be aware of when we talk about these funds being frozen.”
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2/20/25Potential Medicaid cuts could mean trouble, Colorado health care leaders, Rep. Diana DeGette say; Congressional Republicans have pushed to slash expenses, prompting worry by Denver Health, othersDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/20/medicaid-budget-cuts-congress-colorado-health-care-leaders/Kathy MJeff Tieman, CEO of the Colorado Hospital Association, said any cuts to Medicaid could be devastating for rural hospitals in the state, which work with razor-thin and sometimes negative margins. “It would mean that people lose coverage and lose access, but it would also mean that we have to close down services, close down hospitals,” he said.NOTE: This is a potential Congressional action rather than Administration action, but planned cuts are in furtherance of Adminstration's objectives.
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2/20/25Freshman Congressman tells constituent he is powerless to stop Musk's budget cutsMuskWatch substack (elonmuskwatch@substack.com) by Judd Legumhttps://www.muskwatch.com/p/freshman-congressman-tells-constituent?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3569073&post_id=157545336&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMzM5NzAyODQsInBvc3RfaWQiOjE1NzU0NTMzNiwiaWF0IjoxNzQwMDU5MDg3LCJleHAiOjE3NDI2NTEwODcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0zNTY5MDczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.JycOIZm2WyyIA5Ul3w5sgtmiY9J-FqlectN9s1iGxfE&r=27rg4s&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=emailKathy MDuring the meeting, Begich was confronted by constituents laid off from federal jobs, a major source of employment for the state. "I was fired," one said. "Now I have no choice but to leave that community and probably leave Alaska, and so I just don't understand how these budget cuts are helpful to any Alaskans or their communities. And I'm just wondering what you plan to do about this."
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2/20/25Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn; As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/20/trump-usaid-mpox?utm_term=67b7275b0a45cbe782beb8e81e8193c0&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_emailKathy M“Disaster and catastrophe are the appropriate words for shutting down USAid. It’s not just about people overseas who will be affected but there’s a likelihood of mpox or the next pandemic spreading to the United States,” said a US-based researcher who studies infectious diseases and asked for anonymity because of ongoing projects with the National Institutes of Health and CDC.Morse, the professor at Columbia University, notes that the US pulling out from the WHO in tandem to shutting down USAid work is a “double hit”. The United States was the biggest donor of the WHO and also benefited from sharing research with other countries it will no longer be privy to. “If we blindfold ourselves and tie our hands, we’re not going to make ourselves safer,” said Morse. “We will just be less aware of what’s killing us or what’s making us sick.”
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2/19/25Protesters in D.C. rally against Trump firings of federal scientists, health researchersColorado Newslinehttps://coloradonewsline.com/2025/02/19/repub/protesters-in-d-c-rally-against-trump-firings-of-federal-scientists-health-researchers/?emci=398b9fb6-32ef-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=994e4836-97ef-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=157407Kathy M“How can we expect people to discover cures and treatments when they’re occupied discovering if they still have a job?” said Lara, who specializes in glycoproteomics, a field that analyzes sugars attached to proteins and can be applied to diagnostics of cancer, Alzheimer’s and microbiome issues.
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2/19/25Governmentwide firings ‘devastating’ to probationary federal employees; The National Science Foundation fired 168 federal employees, marking one of many agencies who fired probationary feds at the Trump administration's directions.Federal News Networkhttps://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/02/governmentwide-firings-devastating-to-probationary-federal-employees/Kathy M“We’ve asked you here today to tell you face to face that we will be terminating your employment at the end of the day today,” an NSF official told employees during the meeting. “It’s an exceptionally difficult decision. We’ve been directed by the administration to remove all probationary employees.”“The way this has been handled shows a complete lack of regard for humanity,” another NSF employee said. “The lack of communication, the constant wondering every day — is this the day that I get the email that fires me? This has been my reality for weeks.”
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2/19/25As job cuts for Colorado’s federal workers roll across the state, some share their storiesCPR newshttps://www.cpr.org/2025/02/19/federal-workers-job-cuts-colorado/Kathy W“Two weeks ago, I signed the kids up for summer camp, which is $6,000, and now I’m getting fired anyway, and I’ve just spent all this money trying to get them in. So now I’m emailing all the camps being like ‘Hey, can I have my deposit back?’”
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2/19/25Health leaders warn of devastating impacts if Republicans slash Medicaid fundingCPR newshttps://www.cpr.org/2025/02/19/how-medicaid-funding-cuts-could-impact-colorado/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=lookout&utm_campaign=lookout20250220Kathy W“I need help. I need taxpayer help. And it's very humbling,” said Veronica Montoya, a Medicaid recipient in Denver, of the cuts that could upend her life.“Medicaid is hugely important for so many people. And I am just an example of somebody who can go from making six figures to making nothing. And I need help because of the health issues,” said Montoya, a licensed real estate broker, whose career has been severely hit by a cascade of autoimmune problems, combined with other conditions like diabetes.
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2/20/25Department of Agriculture employee reacts after he was fired on Presidents DayNPR Morning Editionhttps://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-5302157/department-of-agriculture-employee-reacts-after-he-was-fired-on-presidents-dayKathy W"So my office - I worked at a specific sub-agency at the USDA that was designed to help ensure cattle ranchers and cattlemen were getting paid, meat packers were paying on time. And my specific role was to work on the antitrust issues. And the idea was to create rules to protect small meat packers, poultry growers, farmers and the consumer."
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HYMOWITZ: Probably not. At the end of the day, I want to help people. My direct supervisor told me that we were going to work on novel ideas. We were going to keep food prices down. We were going to help ranchers make sure that they were getting paid on time. We were going to help, you know, break up some of the issues in consolidation at the top of the meat packing and poultry world. And to help do that would have been incredible. And when you spend your whole life wanting to do something just for it to be ripped away from you with a nondescript letter doesn't make you want to go back to the place that just ripped that away from you."
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2/20/25Denver workers lose jobs as part of sweeping nationwide layoffs at IRS:Former employees now scrambling to figure out their next steps:Former employees now scrambling to figure out their next steps The Denver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/20/irs-layoffs-denver-employees-trump-administration-federal-workforce/?share=ttneecoirepynonie5aaKathy W“You know your heart drops. It races through your head, like, how am I going to support my family? I can just imagine what other people are feeling who also have families that need support or mortgages they need to pay,” McCorvey said.Jodie Malito, 54, was also a contact representative who was laid off Thursday. She began working with the IRS in July 2024 and was shocked when she first heard about the layoffs on the news. Now she is unsure of how she will pay for her mortgage and other needs. “Oh, my God, I could be evicted from my home for not paying my mortgage. I can’t afford it,” she said. “I’m scrambling for another job, because I know unemployment is not going to cut it.”
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2/15/25Letters from An AmericanHeather Cox Richardson Podcasthttps://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-15-2025-58b?publication_id=20533&post_id=157326131&r=jj0g9&triedRedirect=trueKathy WI added this podcast episode, because it includes the numbers of workers who were fired from each federal agency as of Feb 15.
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2/20/25Trump Education Department shakeup roils Denver disabled student’s education: “It’s a scary time right now to be a parent of special needs kiddos,” Smith Olsey said. The Sentinel (Aurora)https://sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world/nation/trump-education-department-shakeup-roils-denver-disabled-students-education/Kathy W“There is a reason the Department of Education exists, and it is because educating kids with disabilities can be really hard,” Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., said during the hearing. “It takes national commitment to get it done.”Standing up for children with disabilities has been a primary role of the department’s civil rights office, which enforces protections guaranteed under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Historically, most complaints to the department have involved disability discrimination — parents saying their disabled child is not receiving accommodations they need to learn, which schools must provide under federal law.
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2/20/25Sponsors pull out of 'Girls in Science' event at Colorado children’s museum following DEI cuts: A Boulder County children's museum said multiple sponsors have pulled out of the event over uncertainty regarding federal DEI initiativesDenver Channel 9 Newshttps://www.9news.com/article/news/politics/sponsors-girls-science-colorado-childrens-museum-f-dei-cuts/73-7a255f5f-7b36-4ed1-bfb5-8ad0149efa03Kathy W“The idea in 'Girls in Science' is just what it sounds like,” Executive Director Joanna Cagan said. “It's to celebrate girls and the women role models in STEM careers that can help inspire young girls to know that they too can enjoy a career in the sciences.”
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2/22/25GSA says workers who took ‘fork’ won’t get a full payout — then reverses itself; The inconsistency marks the latest twist in an error-plagued rollout of the Trump administration’s sweeping effort to incentivize federal workers to quit.Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/21/federal-resignation-deal-chaos/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F41436f9%2F67b9fa8b99aedb3a29da0fd3%2F63cd4eb84faed618889177b0%2F33%2F56%2F67b9fa8b99aedb3a29da0fd3Kathy MThe message infuriated some GSA employees who had just signed formal resignation agreements. “It just shows this administration is running the government with a complete lack of respect for the rule of law and for middle class citizens,” said one GSA probationary worker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. “They don’t even care if they break a contract they signed yesterday, they will do whatever they want.”
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2/23/25Federal employees told to justify jobs in email or Musk says they face dismissalCNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/02/22/politics/elon-musk-employees-emails/index.html?utm_source=cnn_Copy+of+Five+Things+for+Sunday%2C+February+16%2C+2025+20250220_140154575&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=Ti20vsPdwg6OzSjNL4uW7CHw8KbDCfUBukVGPHmaSQWfRksQxSLyrJh3KZyupWMN&bt_ts=1740319476306Kathy M“It’s callous and calculating and just another low-down tactic to get rid of employees they haven’t been able to touch yet,” the worker said of Musk’s post saying a nonresponse would be considered a resignation.
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2/23/25Acadia National Park Workers Lose Jobs and Job OffersBar Harbor Storyhttps://barharborstory.substack.com/p/acadia-national-park-workers-lose?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=815716&post_id=157404316&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=5hffk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=emailLinda H.
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2/23/25Interior Alaska's Plan to Expand EV Infrastructure Hits Bump in Roadkuachttps://fm.kuac.org/2025-02-14/interior-alaskas-plan-to-expand-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-hits-a-bump-in-the-roadLinda H.
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2/23/25Federal employees agonize over workforce reductionskuachttps://fm.kuac.org/2025-02-13/federal-employees-agonize-over-workforce-reduction-programLinda H.
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2/21/25CROW: Proposed Medicaid cuts would be a ‘cruel act’ against Aurora area children, disabled: “115,000 people in our district rely on Medicaid, over half of whom are children.” Aurora Sentinel also CPR Newshttps://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/crow-proposed-medicaid-cuts-would-be-a-cruel-act-against-aurora-area-children-disabled/ https://www.cpr.org/2025/02/22/gop-medicaid-cuts-community-reaction/Kathy WCrow said that the broader impact of healthcare funding on the entire community would cause untreated illnesses to spread, increase overall healthcare costs, and strain the economy. “Healthcare is community health,” he said. “Depriving healthcare to somebody in our community, regardless of who they are, will be felt. It will inflict pain in our community in some way.”
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2/22/25Transgender Army major who calls Colorado home sees support from peers with ban looming: "I have support from my chain of command"CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/transgender-army-major-colorado-support-peers-ban-considered/Kathy W"I'm an American. I love my country," Corcoran said. "I love being able to do my job.""It's a risk for me to be talking to you with some of the ways that the executive orders are written. But it's not about me. It's sticking up for young service members who cannot talk," Corcoran said, "If you're talking about never leave a fallen comrade behind. I'm not going to leave a single transgender service member behind. We're going to continue to fight for them."
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2/24/25Trump Issues Order to Expand His Power Over AgenciesNew York Timeshttps://wwwnytimes.com/2023/02/18/us/trump-executive-orderKay Shaw
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2/25/25Federal layoffs could impact firefighting, recreation on Colorado public landsColorado Politicshttps://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/federal-layoffs-could-impact-firefighting-recreation-on-colorado-public-lands/article_27bb286b-f73f-5a52-8e05-88db8282f54c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-shareKathy W“In a place like Rocky Mountain, where we had 40 to 60 major rescues a year, you've got to have trained staff ready to make those rescues or meet the emergency medical needs,” Steele said. “If you have fewer staff with that expertise, response times will be slower, or could (take) longer to get help, and that would be, in some cases, really unfortunate.”
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2/25/2025USAid workers to be ‘escorted’ back to collect belongings amid Trump shutdown bid; Staff at foreign aid agency who were put on leave to be allowed 15 minutes to retrieve personal items from officeThe Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/usaid-workers-personal-belongings?utm_term=67bf1071ce18216c103e88b2a7be3de7&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_emailKathy M“They are not being above board. Nothing is following the law. The level of impunity that is occurring has our own domestic lawyers confused about what’s happening with the courts.”People “think this is about efficiency”, they added. “It’s a fundamental aspect of democratic governance for people to understand what is happening, and the current administration is taking great lengths to divorce the public from that and let people do whatever they want.”
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‘Like being on the Titanic’: US aid workers fear there is no future in helping others; Trump’s order to stop work on aid projects around the globe has left dedicated staff shocked and demoralisedThe Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/trump-usaid-lay-offs-impact?utm_term=67bf1071ce18216c103e88b2a7be3de7&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_emailKathy M“I feel like I just started in this field, and now it’s being ripped away for me, which is the hardest part,” she said. She currently has almost $170,000 in student loan debt.“We thought that a lot of it would fall in line with the administration’s posturing, especially around China,” Nathan said. “They wanted to dismantle it regardless.”
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2/26/25As Trump administration cuts funding, lays off USDA staff, Colorado farmers and ranchers feel the hitCPR Newshttps://www.cpr.org/2025/02/26/colorado-farmers-ranchers-impact-funding-cuts-usda-layoffs-trump/Kathy W“I got an email stating that I was being terminated for unsatisfactory performance when every single performance review I've ever gotten has been glowing. I've never gotten bad feedback from a supervisor, from a coworker, from a producer,” said one laid-off USDA employee in Colorado. After a year on the job, she got an email on Friday saying she was terminated, one of thousands of probationary employees let go. “So the fact that they're trying to act like this is somehow based on merit is ridiculous.”“We are helping local people who don't have a lot of money make a living. This is their livelihood and it's not something that they are going to be able to continue doing without assistance. And they can call it fraud, they can call it waste, they can call it whatever they want, but at the end of the day, we are helping the American people make a living in this country,” she said.
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2/25/25Musk gives federal workers "another chance" to justify their jobsCBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/musk-federal-workers-another-chance-justify-jobs/Kathy M"This mess will get sorted out this week. Lot of people in for a rude awakening and strong dose of reality. They don't get it yet, but they will," [Musk] added on X."Please put a dose of compassion in this," said Sen. John Curtis of Utah, whose state has 33,000 federal employees. "These are real people. These are real lives. These are mortgages," Curtis said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
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2/25/25National monument in Colorado will close two days a week due to llack off staffingSummit Dailyhttps://www.summitdaily.com/news/national-monument-in-colorado-will-close-two-days-a-week-due-to-lack-of-staffing/Linda H.As officials of the National Park Service cope with job cuts ordered by the Trump administration and confusion over whether future cutbacks will take place, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument announced that it will be closed two days a
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2/25/25Doge gains access to confidential records on housing discrimination, medical details, even domestic violencePropublicahttps://www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-hud-housing-discrimination-privacy-domestic-violence?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=featureLinda H.
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2/27/25She hoped Trump’s victory would change her life, but not like this; Ryleigh Cooper is normally more focused on motherhood than politics. Then came DOGE.Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/27/fired-federal-worker-trump-voter/Kathy MGetting fired meant she would no longer have health insurance, including the 12 weeks of paid maternity leave that was a guaranteed benefit of her federal service. Also gone would be the promotion that would allow her to plan for the kids she so badly wanted to have.
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2/26/25DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator; Elon Musk’s men at HUD come from the real estate sector. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems.Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/story/doge-hud-systems-access-ai-proptech-real-estate-mobile-home/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_022725&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_022725&bxid=5deea8973f92a44693be8c4d&cndid=59091209&hasha=a340a624a026be053ae8e3b687d1ec18&hashc=8997e8f3d1fbdc0f9d0fa1ac6b9460344873b54870309fc214858f8e6d92d6af&esrc=OIDC_SELECT_ACCOUNT_PAGE&utm_term=WIR_Daily_ActiveKathy M“People entrust these stories to HUD,” the source says. “It’s not data in these systems, it’s operational trust.”The chapter on housing policy in Project 2025—the right-wing playbook to remake the federal government that the Trump administration appears to be following—outlines plans to massively scale back HUD programs like public housing, housing assistance vouchers, and first-time home buyer assistance.
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2/27/25DOGE’s Chaos Reaches Antarctica; Daily life at US-run Antarctic stations has already been disrupted. Scientists worry that the long-term impacts could upend not only important research but the continent’s delicate geopolitics.Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/story/doge-antarctica-science-research-china-russia/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_022725&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_022725&bxid=5deea8973f92a44693be8c4d&cndid=59091209&hasha=a340a624a026be053ae8e3b687d1ec18&hashc=8997e8f3d1fbdc0f9d0fa1ac6b9460344873b54870309fc214858f8e6d92d6af&esrc=OIDC_SELECT_ACCOUNT_PAGE&utm_term=WIR_Daily_ActiveKathy M“Even brief interruptions will result in people walking away and not coming back,” says Nathan Whitehorn, an associate professor and Antarctic scientist at Michigan State University. “It could easily take decades to rebuild.”Experts are concerned that countries like Russia and China—who have already been eagle-eyed on continental influence—will quickly jostle to fill the power vacuum. “Presumably it would be humiliating for anyone who wishes to promote ‘America First’ to witness China offer to take over the occupation and management of the base at the heart of Antarctica. China is a very determined polar power,” says Dodds.
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2/27/25Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest ‘should scare every American’, experts say; Doge’s work allows Musk to keep control of companies with billions in federal contracts as he guts government agenciesThe Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/elon-musk-conflicts-of-interest?utm_term=67c061d1ee118bb63143f34aa95bc50b&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_emailKathy M...Craig Holman, an ethics expert and lobbyist with Public Citizen, stressed that six Musk companies “have been under 32 investigations by 11 governmental agencies”. “These are the same agencies, and the same investigators, that Musk is in the process of terminating. The Federal Aviation Administration, which has fined SpaceX on numerous occasions for safety violations, is facing severe cutbacks championed by Musk,” he said.“These are the same agencies, and the same investigators, that Musk is in the process of terminating. The Federal Aviation Administration, which has fined SpaceX on numerous occasions for safety violations, is facing severe cutbacks championed by Musk,” he said.
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2/25/25Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowingNPRhttps://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5302718/trump-funding-freeze-includes-payments-to-keep-the-colorado-river-flowing?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20250225&utm_term=10004607&utm_campaign=news&utm_id=51543526&orgid=223&utm_att1=Kathy MFarmers in Palo Verde use Colorado River water to grow cattle feed and vegetables in the desert along the Arizona border. Fisher said they want to be active participants in protecting the river, but they stand to lose money if they use less water and grow fewer crops."These are not woke environmental programs," said Anne Castle, who held federal water policy roles during the Biden and Obama administrations. "These are essential to continued ability to divert water."..."Our economy is going to be impacted," Loff said. "It's just far reaching. And I really can't think of how anyone can avoid being impacted."
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2/26/25Two Colorado historic sites fear they could become anti-diversity targets amid federal firingsColorado Sunhttps://coloradosun.com/2025/02/27/amache-sand-creek-historic-site-firings-concerns/Linda H.
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2/27/25The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think; What's happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/story/doge-worse-than-you-think/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_PoliticsLab_022725&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_PoliticsLab_022725&bxid=5deea8973f92a44693be8c4d&cndid=59091209&hasha=a340a624a026be053ae8e3b687d1ec18&hashc=8997e8f3d1fbdc0f9d0fa1ac6b9460344873b54870309fc214858f8e6d92d6af&esrc=&utm_term=WIR_PoliticsHubKathy MAnd this is all before the real reductions in force begin, mass purges of civil servants that will soon be conducted, it seems, with an assist from DOGE-modified, automated software. The US government is about to lose decades of institutional knowledge across who knows how many agencies, including specialists that aren’t readily replaced by loyalists.So don’t make any long-term bets on getting your checks on time, keeping your lights on, buying a home for the first time, or enjoying Yosemite. Don’t assume all the things that work now will still work tomorrow. ... It’s worse than you think because by the time the courts catch up the damage will already have been done. It’s worse than you think because the people running the government seem to have no higher mission than to watch it burn.
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2/27/25Elon Musk's DOGE cuts have reached Colorado: DOGE posted "receipts" of cuts and terminations of contracts around the state.Channel 9 Newshttps://www.9news.com/article/money/elon-musk-doge-cuts-colorado/73-0cf1999b-5a32-4d25-9486-150ac8569ef1Kathy WAs DOGE continues to post "receipts" of its efficiency efforts, questions remain about the accuracy of the claimed savings and the human impact of these federal cuts across Colorado communities.
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3/1/25‘Erased generations of talent’: US public land stewards decry firings and loss of knowledge; In February, thousands of civil servants were fired from agencies that study the country’s soils, seas and skiesThe Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/01/public-land-stewards-loss-job?utm_term=67c304f0c9f2e622a7a4de356f11e39a&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_emailKathy M“It seems like a lot of voters have been fed this idea that they are going to fire the fat cats, the bureaucrats who live on government cheese and never do any real work,” said Ben Vizzachero, who lost his position at California’s Los Padres national forest last week. “The people they are firing are hardworking everyday folk.”
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3/1/25What’s Working: Lesser-known Colorado agriculture programs are feeling the federal funding freeze too: It’s not just U.S. park and forestry workers. Plus: SBA may move out of Denver office, tipped-workers protest changes to tipped wages, more! The Colorado Sunhttps://coloradosun.com/2025/03/01/trump-frozen-federal-funds-colorado-agriculture/?mc_cid=48a21446a2Nolan is president of the Mancos Conservation District in the town of Mancos about 30 miles from Durango. He and his partner, Mindy Perkovich, also run a flower and vegetable farm that’s been their livelihood for a decade. And they’re the recipients, like many producers in the 73 other conservation districts scattered throughout Colorado, of federal funding through cost-share programs to improve things like soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat. But on Feb. 14, Nolan got the dreaded letter so many federal employees and recipients of federal grants had received some version of. It was from the acting chief of the National Resources Conservation Service, Louis Aspey, terminating its $630,000 grant to the district, which had been using the money for the past 10 months. The NRCS grant was to reach underserved producers and provide equitable access to conservation resources. But, Nolan said, “it does not align with current agency policies regarding DEI.” Social Security. The Social Security Administration announced “significant workforce reductions” agency wide in a news release and clarified Friday that this means cutting 7,000 jobs to get the agency to 50,000 employees. In Colorado, there were nearly 960,000 people benefiting from Social Security or about one-sixth of the state’s population, according to the latest data from 2023. >> See where Colorado’s beneficiaries live
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2/27/25Trump administration quietly shutters online form for student debt repayment; Removal comes after court decision pausing Joe Biden’s Save program, leaving millions of Americans in the lurch

The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/trump-student-debt-save-program?utm_term=67c1b35306ed2d314e6e7496f4be28f5&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_emailKathy M“Shutting down access to all income-based repayment plans is not what the 8th Circuit ordered—this was a choice by the Trump Administration and a cruel one that will inflict massive pain on millions of working families,” the statement says.It goes on to say: “President Trump campaigned on lower costs, but once again has chosen a path that will ensure the greatest possible harm to the monthly budgets of everyday working families.”
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2/18/25President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that seeks greater authority over regulatory agencies that Congress established as independent from direct White House control, part of a broader bid to centralize a president’s power over the government.The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/trump-executive-order-sec-ftc-fcc.htmlKay S“This is a power move over independent agencies (such as the SEC, FTC and FCC), a structure of administration that Congress has used for various functions going back to the 1880s,” said Peter M. Shane,On February 28, a lawsuit was filed over an executive order Trump issued earlier that threatens the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Congress established the FEC in the wake of Watergate, creating a board that is required to remain bipartisan to enforce federal campaign finance laws.
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2/21/25President Donald Trump's most loyal supporters are reportedly worried he may get rid of their jobs as his administration slashes federal budgets across the board.Alternethttps://www.alternet.org/trumpers-lose-jobs/Kay SJeff, W Va, said, "Forever Trumpers are scared, crying and nervous about the prospect of losing employment fro the Bureau of Public Debt."
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2/20/25NASA job losses on the Space Coast would arrive on the heels of Blue Origin's Feb. 13 announcement that about 10% of its workforce of nearly 14,000 employees will be laid off.
And earlier this month, Boeing told workers to brace for the potential loss of about 400 jobs by April in the Space Launch System rocket team in NASA's Artemis program. 		Florida Todaywww.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2025/02/19/nasa-hundreds-of-employees-may-get-deferred-resignation-offers-further-job-loss-details-unknownKay S"I think it's important to note that Elon Musk has made billions from privatizing the space industry. He obviously has every intention of continuing to do that. So it's really concerning for DOGE to be at NASA, because this is not a character that is approaching these issues objectively," Congress woman Eskamani said.

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3/3/25Coloradans rally against NOAA, National Weather Service mass firings; NOAA research center namesake David Skaggs organized protestDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/03/03/noaa-protest-boulder-nws-layoffs-trump-musk/?utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=yesD&lctg=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2025%2f03%2f03%2fnoaa-protest-boulder-nws-layoffs-trump-musk%2f&utm_campaign=denv-denver_post-colorado_breaking_news_alerts-nl&utm_content=alertKathy MFormer agency officials have estimated around 1,300 people were fired, or 10% of the NOAA workforce, according to the Associated Press....“It’s pretty clear that taking 10% or 20% of top notch talent away from this laboratory can’t be good,” Skaggs said.“I welcome the opportunity to stand up for this egregious problem we’re having, with unelected people running things, impulsive behavior and lack of sympathy from the executive branch,” [Boulder resident Mary Hay] said. “I hope this inspires people not to be discouraged.”
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2/28/25National Weather Service, NOAA layoffs hit hundreds of federal workers; Impact to Colorado offices unknownDenver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/27/noaa-national-weather-service-layoffs-colorado/?utm_email=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&active=yesD&lctg=34CB34C7D42D242184B8F4C5BF&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2025%2f02%2f27%2fnoaa-national-weather-service-layoffs-colorado%2f&utm_campaign=denv-denver_post-colorado_breaking_news_alerts-nl&utm_content=alertKathy MThere are about 375 probationary employees in the National Weather Service — where day-to-day forecasting and hazard warning is done — and employees there so far don’t know of any of them who have been spared the layoff knife yet, though some might be.“The Trump administration’s mass firing of employees at NOAA, including here in Colorado, will have devastating consequences for our country and weaken our ability to respond to wildfires and natural disasters,” Neguse said in a statement on Facebook. “It is unacceptable, and we won’t stand for it.”