Federal cuts leave North Dakota disability group ‘heartbroken’ after third of employees laid off

Federal cuts leave North Dakota disability group ‘heartbroken’ after third of employees laid off

The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities at Minot State University is scrambling to figure out how it will continue operations after one-third of its staff was suddenly terminated due to federal cuts.

North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities staff layoffs show that “every North Dakotan is on the chopping block for this administration” says Dem-NPL Chair - Dem-NPL Party Democrats

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2025 MINOT – As a direct result of the Trump-Musk federal budget cuts, nearly two dozen employees with the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities have been laid off. Assistant Senate Minority Leader Josh Boschee remarked, “This is not what North Dakotans voted for this past presidential election. The Center for Persons with Disabilities plays an impactful role in ensuring North Dakotans are able to live i…