Ron French

1 month ago | bridgedetroit.com | Ron French |Justin A. Hinkley |Christine Ferretti |Ron French

Food banks could run short on local food soon if federal funding remains frozenAbout $1.7 million in Michigan invoices have been held up so far as part of Trump’s cost-cutting effortsAgencies fear critical shortages if the freeze isn’t resolved soon of the program  that began in 2021Flint Fresh Food Hub has a freezer full of beef, blueberries and asparagus from local farmers, and none of it is currently going to feed the hungry.

1 month ago | bridgedetroit.com | Isabel Lohman |Ron French |Christine Ferretti

President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday announced it intends to slash the number of staffers in half at the US Department of Education, a move that likely won’t impact funding for Michigan but whose consequences could reverberate. Trump’s administration announced it intends to let go of roughly 1,400 employees beginning March 21 in the agency that administers student loans, investigates civil rights complaints and provides funding for students with disabilities.