Colorado health officials brace for layoffs amid loss of federal funding from Trump administration

"When is cancer political?" Medical researchers, patients decry Trump admin's layoffs, budget cuts

Scientists conducting medical research are facing an existential crisis: Layoffs and budget cuts pushed by President Trump that, they say, jeopardize finding a cure for cancer.

Trump administration ends mental health grants, rural schools face crisis

Rural schools across the US are facing a mental health crisis after key federal grants were cut by the Trump administration. These grants had helped hire and train counsellors, often the only mental health support available to students in remote areas.

Colorado health officials brace for layoffs amid loss of federal funding from Trump administration

Colorado’s health department is bracing for several layoffs early next month for workers focused on cancer and heart disease prevention, thanks to the apparent loss of nearly $2 million in federal grant funding and the state’s own bleak fiscal outlook. The Department of Public Health and Environment initially said 11 positions would be eliminated through layoffs in its health data and prevention services divisions “because of delays and uncertai…