US EditionFederal upheaval rocks the islands (Part 1) | The Journal of the San Juan Islands
- On February 25, the county council received an update from Jessica Hudson, the manager of San Juan County, regarding the potential effects that recent rapid federal funding suspensions and executive orders might have on the islands.
- These disruptions stem from more than 120 executive orders signed since January that included funding cuts and a Department of Education letter threatening schools over DEI programs.
- San Juan Islands school districts rely on just over 4% of their budgets from federal funds, with Lopez Schools receiving $381,000 and Orcas Schools $590,000, while community services like food banks face uncertain futures.
- Local and national lawsuits, including one by Metro Nashville, challenge an $11 billion federal public health funding cut enacted without warning earlier this year.
- These federal actions may force local governments to raise property taxes and threaten ongoing community services, indicating potential long-term challenges in public funding and program stability.
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Federal upheaval rocks the islands (Part 1) | The Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County is experiencing the effects of the federal administration’s sweeping changes, both directly through funding freezes and indirectly with the rising uncertainty of ever-changing information and requirements.
An Interview With A Fired NOAA Program Analyst
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Tullahoma NewsNashville joins three local governments in suing federal government over public health cuts
The city of Nashville has sued the federal government over the abrupt halt of federal public health grants to vaccinate children, test for infectious disease, operate community clinics and conduct outreach to unhoused individuals. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in a…
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