Weekly Update 4/7/25
President and Administration
Trump Announces 10 Percent Tariffs On All Imports, Additional Taxes for Some 60 Countries: President Donald Trump announced a new 10 percent tariff on all imported goods…
Cities, LHE/CHCA: HHS Layoffs Hit Meals on Wheels and Other Services for Seniors and Disabled: Recent layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have significantly impacted key…
LFCV, LHE/CHCA, Magnolia: Possibility that HHS Won’t Rehire: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had stated last week that it was “always the plan” to rehire 20% of the employees…
Education Department halts final payouts of ESSER federal pandemic relief funds: On March 28th the Education Department abruptly ended extensions for spending federal COVID-19 relief funds…
23 States and DC Sue Trump Administration Over Covid-19 Funding Clawbacks: On 4/1 Democratic officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration…
Medicaid Cuts Unpopular: New polling from President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign pollster reveals that most of Trump’s supporters oppose the Republican plan to slash Medicaid…
Trump And GOP Target Student Loan Forgiveness, Plunging Programs Into Uncertainty: Recent efforts to roll back student loan forgiveness programs, including those with bipartisan support…
California
Pelosi Slams HHS Move to Close San Francisco Office: Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized the Trump administration’s plan to close a federal Health and Human Services (HHS)…
Education
Education Department pushes schools to comply with its legal views on DEIA — or risk their federal funding: On April 3, 2025 the Education Department issued a 10-day ultimatum…
Transgender Students— Education Department unveils guidance on parental rights to review school records: The Education Department has warned state education leaders…
CA ED CLIENTS (LVJUSD, GUSD): Trump administration investigating California law against ‘forced outing' for compliance with Trump Executive Order: The U.S. Department of Education is investigating…
BGCPR: HHS shutters half its regional Head Start offices: HHS has closed five regional Head Start offices as part of a major workforce reduction, sparking concern among lawmakers…
Supreme Court Lets US ED Temporarily Suspend Grants to Teachers: The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the Trump administration to temporarily suspend $65 million in teacher-training grants…