Weekly Update 4/14/25
President and Administration
Congress approves reconciliation framework to implement Trump’s legislative agenda; more negotiations necessary: On Thursday (4/10), Congressional Republicans narrowly approved a budget resolution to fast-track legislation for President Donald Trump’s sweeping…
Staff cuts begin at NEH, threatening humanities programs across U.S.: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has begun major staff cuts…
States sue Education Department to reverse Trump administration's pandemic aid cutoff: Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the Department of Education…
Trump administration ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine over transgender students: A federal judge has temporarily ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze…
California
How will tariffs affect California’s budget outlook?: President Trump’s paused but still looming tariffs, especially targeting China, are intensifying budgetary uncertainty in California…
California lawmakers approve $2.8B to address Medicaid: California lawmakers approved an emergency $2.8 billion boost to Medi-Cal to address unexpectedly high enrollment…