In his first eight months of office, the second Trump administration has overseen the firing or buyout of more than a quarter-million employees, and cut out at least $36 billion in science funding, according to a dataset compiled by Scienceline. The science funding deficit is set to reach $163 billion by 2026, with institutions ranging from the Weather Service to the National Parks seeing their funding cut. Researchers, citizen scientists, and science communicators across the US are now havin...| Scienceline
This spring, Ashley, who wished to be referred to by their first name for privacy reasons, received an email that stopped them in their tracks. The National Science Foundation, or NSF, would no longer be supporting their work with its prestigious graduate student grant. The experiments they had planned for their master’s thesis, studying alligator and crocodile nesting behaviors in the Everglades, now seemed out of reach. “I just burst into tears,” they say. “Like, there goes graduate...| Scienceline
The National Park Service was once a dream workplace for Sue Fritzke. Over her 38-year career, she worked in some of the most iconic American landscapes — Yosemite as a seasonal park guide and Capitol Reef as a superintendent — as well as quieter and often overlooked sites like Muir Woods National Monument and Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in California. “I had grown up in California, visiting places like Yosemite National Park, Point Reyes National ...| Scienceline
Twice a day, until recently, technicians at the National Weather Service (NWS) released balloons into the atmosphere from nearly 100 locations. As these balloons sailed upward, small data collection instruments called radiosondes went with them, capturing the atmospheric data that — along with information from ocean buoys, satellites, and even hurricane-hunting aircraft — feeds the computer models meteorologists around the country use to predict the weather. Now, following a series of bud...| Scienceline
Fired scientists and funding cuts pose “an existential threat to the largest scientific endeavor in the world," researchers tell Scienceline.| Scienceline
“Gutted.” “Devastated.” “Abandoned.” These words, written in emails from my former students, express their feelings toward the news that my contract would not be renewed after ten years of service to the students and families in my community. I found myself “riffed,” a colloquial term for a reduction in force, or RIF–a storm that we […] The post RIF: The hidden cost of teacher reductions in students appeared first on The Educators Room.| The Educators Room
Turner Van Slyke ’28 spearheaded an initiative at Stanford to protect student free speech and and civic engagement on campus. The movement, called Education and Democracy United, is now on its way to becoming a national non-profit represented at colleges and universities across the United States. The post Meet the Stanford student who launched a pro-democracy network appeared first on The Stanford Daily.| The Stanford Daily
Stanford discontinued the Stanford Living Education (SLED) program under Vaden Health Services as part of widespread budget cuts, raising concerns among students and faculty who valued its emphasis on well-being and purposeful living. The post University cuts Stanford Living Education program appeared first on The Stanford Daily.| The Stanford Daily
Anne Gray, author of 'Radical Approaches to the Care Crisis', argues that Britain’s care crisis demands a well-funded, community-based, not-for-profit system that values paid carers, supports unpaid caregivers, and fosters collective responsibility for compassionate, reliable care. The post How do we build a caring economy? appeared first on Transforming Society.| Transforming Society
REVISION (August 21, 2025): Due to inconsistent reporting between the Division of Financial Management and Legislative Service Office, this article has been updated. The article now reflects the data that was provided by the LSO following the article's publication. For several years, the Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF) has been sounding warnings about Idaho's excessive spending […]| Idaho Freedom
Governor Hobbs instructs state agencies to limit budget requests due to federal funding uncertainties for fiscal year 2027.| Arizona Capitol Times | Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics a...
The President of Monmouth College, a private liberal arts college in Illinois, has recently announced that students at the school will no longer be able to major in philosophy, nor in a number of other subjects, starting in Fall 2026. "We stand firm to our commitment as a liberal arts college and embrace the traditions| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
You can succeed after marketing budget cuts. Because so many companies see marketing as an expense, rather than contributing to revenue, marketing budgets are often the first to get cut. These cuts can happen at any time during the year. Even though marketers know that what they do contributes to revenue, it’s often tough to … Continue reading "How to succeed after marketing budget cuts" The post How to succeed after marketing budget cuts appeared first on Crystal Clear Communications.| Crystal Clear Communications
Ask any good conservative in Idaho politics, and they’ll tell you Idaho’s budgets and government growth are out of control. They’re right. Now, throw in the biggest buzzword in politics for the last six months (the start of President Trump’s return to power), “DOGE.” Of course, that’s shorthand for the Department of Government Efficiency (headed […]| Idaho Freedom
Want to know what happens in an Idaho Freedom Foundation team meeting? Here’s a glimpse. The question was asked, “If Argentina can cut its government and spending by 28% in one year, why can’t Idaho do that or more?” Without missing a beat, “The answer is ‘cowardice,’” rang out from one (unnamed) freedom fighter. And […]| Idaho Freedom
July 21, 2025–The National Association of Counties (NACo), an FDR-era organization founded in 1935, celebrated its 90th anniversary, July 11-14 in Philadelphia. The Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) intervened into the proceedings with an initiative for a National Infrastructure Bank. The Coalition had three organizers on the ground […] The post National Association of Counties Endorses National Infrastructure Bank appeared first on American System Now.| American System Now
The cartoonist imagines Colorado receiving a 149th birthday card it didn't expect — or particularly appreciate.| The Colorado Sun
INTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE. Recently Kevin Price, Host of...| The Daily Blaze
Georgetown University will take steps to limit expenses and increase revenue, including a temporary hiring freeze for faculty and staff and pause on merit salary increases, as the federal government makes significant cuts to higher education. The cuts, which interim university President Robert M. Groves announced in an email to faculty April 29, will take...| The Hoya
Managing Partners Sandra Henriquez, Monika Johnson Hostler, and Yolanda Edrington build the business case for sexual violence prevention.| RALIANCE
Repeal of two tax credits would raise residential customer bills 7% across the country, and even more for businesses, said a report from NERA Economic Consulting.| pv magazine USA
The philosophy major at Sonoma State University is among several degree programs slated for elimination at Sonoma State University, and the philosophy department is one of six that will be closed, according to a plan proposed by the university’s aptly named interim president, Emily F. Cutrer. In her proposal, President Cutrer notes that the university| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
-[Temporarily moved to the top of the page (again), as the issues discussed are still with us. Originally published in October, 2020.]- Many philosophy departments and programs have been targeted for cuts or elimination over the past several years, and many currently are undergoing reviews by administrators looking to make budget cuts or other changes| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
While New York City must propose a balanced budget in January for the coming fiscal year, some say Adams’ approach to closing the gap is a blunt instrument, and not the only option.| City Limits
Steve Dyer, former legislator and perennial budget hawk, tracks wasteful spending on charter schools in Ohio in this post. Ohio is throwing away billions on charters and vouchers, at the expense of…| Diane Ravitch's blog