Michael Standaert

Bismarck

Enterprise Journalist at North Dakota News Cooperative

Correspondent with North Dakota News Cooperative. @NDNewsCoop As of April 2022, back in the US after 16 years in China. Reach out at [email protected]

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Articles

Proposed Veterans Affairs staffing cuts have North Dakota veterans worried

6 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Michael Standaert

Expected cuts of between 70,000 to over 80,000 workers from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to bring staffing down to 2019 levels by the end of August have some North Dakota veterans concerned that care could erode. The Associated Press reported on the cuts March 5 after obtaining an internal memo that detailed 83,000 potential VA positions to eliminate.
Proposed VA staffing cuts have local veterans worried

1 week ago | willistonherald.com | Michael Standaert

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Proposed VA staffing cuts have local North Dakota veterans worried

1 week ago | inforum.com | Michael Standaert

BISMARCK — Expected cuts of between 70,000 to over 80,000 workers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to bring staffing down to 2019 levels by the end of August have some North Dakota veterans concerned that care could erode. The Associated Press reported on the cuts on March 5 after obtaining an internal memo that detailed 83,000 potential VA positions to eliminate.
Loss of FEMA grants hurts ND communities including Lincoln and Washburn

2 weeks ago | bismarcktribune.com | Michael Standaert

A sudden cancellation of Federal Emergency Management Agency grants supporting over $20 million worth of disaster mitigation infrastructure projects across North Dakota has communities scrambling to figure out their next moves.
United for Ukraine parolees in North Dakota awaiting fate

2 weeks ago | bismarcktribune.com | Michael Standaert

Hundreds of Ukrainians who settled in North Dakota to escape the war in their homeland are now waiting to learn whether they will be forced to leave the U.S. in the coming months. A pending decision by the Trump administration would impact programs like the Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) program, the lives of new residents, and the communities who welcomed them. They’ve experienced births, marriages, new employment and other life milestones while in North Dakota, but may soon face a new transition.
United for Ukraine parolees in North Dakota awaiting fate

2 weeks ago | devilslakejournal.com | Michael Standaert

Decision to remove other humanitarian parolees stokes concern Hundreds of Ukrainians who settled in North Dakota to escape the war in their homeland are now waiting to learn whether they will be forced to leave the U.S. in the coming months.
USDA upheaval brings uncertainty to North Dakota farmers, rural communities

3 weeks ago | bismarcktribune.com | Michael Standaert

Trump administration funding terminations, freezes and layoffs are keeping some North Dakota farmers and rural nonprofits from continuing U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federally funded projects. In some cases, projects long in the making were terminated or thrown into uncertainty, washing away months and even years of work. In others, promised funds haven’t been released, leaving some footing the bill for equipment purchased and work half completed.
USDA upheaval brings uncertainty to farmers, rural communities

4 weeks ago | bcpioneer.com | Michael Standaert

Trump administration funding terminations, freezes and layoffs are keeping some North Dakota farmers and rural nonprofits from continuing USDA and other federally funded projects. In some cases, projects long in the making were terminated or thrown into uncertainty, washing away months and even years of work. In others, promised funds haven’t been released, leaving some footing the bill for equipment purchased and work half completed.
USDA upheaval brings uncertainty to farmers, rural communities

4 weeks ago | devilslakejournal.com | Michael Standaert

Funding terminations, freezes, layoffs all have follow-on impacts Trump administration funding terminations, freezes and layoffs are keeping some North Dakota farmers and rural nonprofits from continuing USDA and other federally funded projects.
USDA upheaval brings uncertainty to farmers, rural communities

1 month ago | inforum.com | Michael Standaert

BISMARCK — Trump administration funding terminations, freezes and layoffs are keeping some North Dakota farmers and rural nonprofits from continuing USDA and other federally funded projects. In some cases, projects long in the making were terminated or thrown into uncertainty, washing away months and even years of work. In others, promised funds haven’t been released, leaving some footing the bill for equipment purchased and work half completed.