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Under Trump, Black Organizations Matter

1 week ago | capitalandmain.com | Erin Aubry Kaplan

Kaci Patterson saw it coming. A year ago — before the right-wing anti-diversity, equity and inclusion movement reached a fever pitch during the presidential campaign — philanthropic foundations that became passionate about funding racial equity after the murder of George Floyd in 2020 were getting seriously cold feet.
The Crackdown on L.A. Protests is Costing the City Millions.

1 week ago | capitalandmain.com | Jeremy Lindenfeld

Law enforcement’s crackdown on recent protests across Los Angeles has cost the city more than $17 million — with the price tag likely to keep ballooning. The Los Angeles Police Department has played a critical role in violently shutting down protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement across the city since the Department of Homeland Security began executing immigration raids at local workplaces on June 6.
Rural Communities Have Been Hit Especially Hard by DOGE Cuts to AmeriCorps

1 week ago | capitalandmain.com | Marcus Baram

Among the many rural communities around the country that were impacted by DOGE cuts to Americorps were several in South Dakota, where the Mahpiya Luta school and Pine Ridge Reservation saw funding cuts, reports Chalkbeat:By offering job opportunities to people in the local community, AmeriCorps grants allowed Mahpiya Luta students to benefit from one-on-one mentorship from young adults on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
DOGE Cuts Grant To Kansas For Rural Broadband

1 week ago | capitalandmain.com | Marcus Baram

Last month, DOGE cancelled an $8.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce that Kansas intended to use for rural broadband, among other efforts. Similar federal grants to other states were also cancelled, reports the Topeka Capital-Journal:Pat Lowry, a spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Commerce, confirmed the grant cancellation.
Coal Miner’s Daughter Fights Back After DOGE Cuts Jobs of Health Researchers

1 week ago | capitalandmain.com | Marcus Baram

Over the last five decades, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. To catch that disease and other health problems early, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has screened miners at their mines, conducted research to track the diseases, and developed new tools to prevent diseases in the first place. That didn’t stop DOGE from laying off about 90% of NIOSH’s staff, placing many of them on administrative leave.
Cutbacks at Social Security Field Offices Leads to Frustration, Long Lines

1 week ago | capitalandmain.com | Marcus Baram

Due to staff cutbacks proposed by DOGE staffers at the Social Security Administration, at least three dozen field offices lost more than a quarter of their staff, reports the New York Times.
DOGE Cuts Halted Texas Plans to Extend Broadband to Underserved Areas

2 weeks ago | capitalandmain.com | Marcus Baram

DOGE cuts have terminated federal contracts and grants worth $863 million in Texas, reports the San Antonio Express-News. Among them were state plans to extend high-speed internet services to underserved communities and contracts to staff an army medical center’s outpatient rehab:The Texas Comptroller’s office took the biggest blow in the latest round, losing a nearly $56 million deal with the Department of Commerce to help underserved people across the state access high-speed internet.
Police Violently Crack Down on L.A. Protests

2 weeks ago | capitalandmain.com | Jeremy Lindenfeld

Protesters across Los Angeles, including the vast majority who were demonstrating peacefully, were met with overwhelming violence from law enforcement this past weekend, after thousands of people took to the streets to push back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids on local workplaces. Local agencies like the Los Angeles Police Department have not carried out raids, but they have assisted federal agencies in shutting down protests — often in ways that breach crowd-control protocols.
Detained Man Says ICE Isn't Treating His Colon Cancer

2 weeks ago | capitalandmain.com | Kate Morrissey

Beyond the Border brings you human stories about the U.S. immigration system through original reporting from journalist Kate Morrissey and curated highlights from reporters across the country. The newsletter is supported by Capital & Main. When Immigration and Customs Enforcement took José into its custody at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego in January, he told medical staff at the facility that he had colon cancer.
DOGE Cuts Are Hitting Summer Programs for Kids

2 weeks ago | capitalandmain.com | Marcus Baram

Afterschool and summer programs around the country may have to cut back hours or shut down due to massive cuts to volunteer programs like AmeriCorps, reports Kiplinger. In the wake of a lawsuit filed by two dozen states and the District of Columbia, a judge ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to AmeriCorps grants in those states.