Teachers no longer get daily briefings of interactions between police and young people, either as victims or perpetrators, as well as them having witnessed domestic violence. Ms West grew gasps after telling how she sent two welfare staff to a teenage truant's home unaware he'd he been charged and released on bail over a blade-wielding attempted murder. Scotland Yard is being forced into substantial tough choices amid a 260 million budget shortfall.
Colleges and universities manage only about 15% of the time to provide required courses when their students need to take them, according to research by Ad Astra, which provides scheduling software to 550 universities. It's among the major reasons fewer than half of students graduate on time, raising the cost of a degree in time and money. Now, with widespread layoffs, budget cuts and enrollment declines on many campuses - including in California - the problem is expected to get worse.
Fuentes shot back: "You know, I hate hearing that there won't be due consideration for the amendments we put forward, because the rainy day is now. Many of the amendments I have put forth are because organizations are losing federal funding, and to think that we're talking about where our reserve policy is three, four years from now, as a point of contention, to me, is just wild. Fuentes reminded Council that 'when I entered in 2021, our reserve policy was 14%."
The year two status report stresses how the situation is worsening. Declining budgets, staffing constraints, and inadequate statistical integrity protections identified in the 2024 report have intensified in recent months.
Commissioner Kionne McGhee has expressed concerns over Miami-Dade's budget, indicating that the approval of $46 million for World Cup expenses needs to be reconsidered as funding for local nonprofits falls short.
FEMA is proposing nearly $1 billion in cuts to disaster preparedness and security grants, risking national security and contradicting the administration's safety commitments.
The NIH Council of Councils expresses serious concerns regarding significant grant terminations, a proposed 40% budget cut for 2026, and structural reorganization plans that may impede scientific progress.
Susana’s monthly salary has remained at $3,295 since 1998, forcing many Mexican Foreign Service employees to live below the poverty line without any salary adjustments.
Mayor Daniel Lurie expressed a limited stance on San Francisco's Sanctuary City status, indicating unwillingness to comply with Donald Trump's enforcement measures. His lack of action on immigrant legal services funding reveals a concerning oversight of the city's vulnerable immigrant population.
"We hope this departure from Trump's anti-public lands agenda becomes the norm and isn't just a PR ploy to distract voters from the backlash some Republicans received after spending months trying to sell off these same public lands to the highest bidder."
Daniella Levine Cava, during her time as a commissioner, created the Office of New Americans to assist visa holders in achieving U.S. citizenship. Now, as mayor, she proposes eliminating this office.