Budget Cuts
An Anonymous Wealthy Donor Is Now Funding a Basic City Service in NYC
A New York City group operating community composting drop-offs has been temporarily saved from Mayor Eric Adams’ budget cuts thanks to an anonymous, wealthy donor.
I Wish My Park Didn’t Have to Beg People to Volunteer to Pick Up Garbage
New York City’s parks are more essential than ever, but the city won’t allocate enough funding to maintain them.
Alaska's Trumpian Governor Just Threatened the Health of the Entire State
Dunleavy, funded by the Koch brothers and the oil industry, just made unprecedented cuts to health, education and climate change initiatives.
Doug Ford’s Budget Is Big on Cuts and Making It Easier to Buy Booze
The Ontario premier made cuts to education, children’s programs, and Indigenous services, but hey, you can start drinking at 9 AM now.
This is the Department of the Interior's excuse for Ryan Zinke's $138,670 doors
It's working to maintain the “historic FDR-era building.”
How the Huge New Police Cuts Will Affect You
Slashes of £700 million to police budgets by 2020 isn't insignificant – especially with crime on the rise.
Trump’s Donation to the National Park Service Can Barely Pay for 86 Feet of One Walkway
FOIA documents reveal that Donald Trump’s check to the National Park Service is a drop in the bucket compared to the agency’s overall maintenance costs.
You Should Be Mad As Hell That Trump Wants to Cut Research Grants
If you're ever going to be sick or old, this affects you.
Why the EPA's Environmental Justice chief quit his job: “You have to stand on principle”
One longtime staffer saw the EPA's budget cuts coming and resigned last week, in protest.