Budget Cuts
Trump has never campaigned as a budget hawk; the tech billionaire casually suggested a $2 trillion spending cut.
The need for more educational resources is mounting, but without federal aid, money is scarce.
The state's Republican governor has slashed 41% of the system's state appropriations -- a cut that could lead to massive layoffs and campus closures.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' proposed budget cuts were already unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled House.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The proposed cuts have almost no chance of passing Congress.
President Trump's proposed budget threatens to strip a portion of federal funding from Meals on Wheels, a program that feeds more than two million Americans a year. But for some, the program is a lifeline. If the President's budget passes, here are just some of the people who could suffer.
Gutting agencies that promote and fund the arts, particularly in underserved communities, is an act of oppression.
Prioritizing defense spending over social uplift marks a step toward "spiritual death" in America.
They're reminding the president why we need the arts now more than ever.
Florida senator shuns agency's research on climate change.