BREAKING: President Donald Trump signs an order imposing tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China with a pledge of more if they retaliate. apnews.com/article/trump-…

Trump has suggested FEMA might “go away.” He said states could best take care of hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires on their own, with the feds reimbursing them for some of the costs. Leaders in states that have been hit by disasters beg to differ: stateline.org/2025/02/06/tru…

One key figure highlighting this trend: ➡️ Costs per Medicaid enrollee hit a 50-year high in fiscal year 2023 Via MACPAC: macpac.gov/wp-content/upl…

Widespread federal employee layoffs — known as “reductions in force” — have begun. Late Wednesday, a federal judge also lifted a pause on a deferred resignation program that would pay workers through September if they quit now. washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02…

Roughly 275,000 federal workers lost their jobs this week. That's over 10% of the federal workforce. ~75,000 took the "buyout" ~200,000 probationary workers were let go (the WH has not confirmed the total, but this is how many were on probationary status) That's a lot of lives

This letter was sent to the departments of education in all 50 states, notifying them they have 14 days to remove all DEI programming in all public schools. Institutions which fail to comply may face a loss of federal funding. Ed.gov/media/109506

Where does federal funding go in your state? Federal grants make up a third of state budgets, funding areas like health, income security, transportation, & education. 🔍 Check out Pew States' interactive map to see your state's breakdown! ➡️ pewtrusts.org/en/research-an…

Next week, we'll cover the latest developments in federal funding and what they mean for states in a virtual webinar: "The Impact of Federal Spending on the States." Featuring CSG Executive Director/CEO David Adkins; Justin Theal, senior officer at The Pew Charitable Trusts; and

Excited to join Whitney Tucker, Jared Walczak, and GFOA’s Emily Brock to discuss key state fiscal issues on June 24 at 10am ET. We follow a convo with former Govs Steve Bullock & Larry Hogan on challenges facing states. Join us in person or online: pew.org/en/about/event…

I’m headed to #GFOA2025 in DC from Sun 6/29–Wed 7/2! Excited to dig into fed funding uncertainty, reserve strategies, AI in gov, and hear from Dan Heath (big Switch fan here). If you’re going too and want to connect, let me know!

"States are spending 15 percent of their home-generated revenue on [Medicaid], seeing their largest cost increases in 20 years," ✍️ our Justin Theal and Riley Judd for GOVERNING. pewtrsts.org/44j0Q2n