Federal cuts 2025

A look at this week's news, including the end of a state mental health program and the potential privatization of the U.S. Postal Service.

Iowa PBS and Iowa Public Radio say their budgets will be impacted following the passage of the federal rescission package.

Across Iowa, funding cuts to the national service agency AmeriCorps ordered earlier this year by the Department of Government Efficiency are leaving gaps in nature conservation, youth education and community outreach programming. The cuts have eroded trust with the young people who sign up with AmeriCorps to serve their communities.

A new report by the Commonwealth Fund ranks Iowa's health system 18th in the nation. But experts said gains made in reducing the state's uninsured rate could be affected by federal proposals to cut health safety net programs.

Thousands rallied across Iowa to denounce the Trump administration’s plan to cut the federal budget and to use of the military in response to protests.

The National Weather Service was crucial in getting people timely information before a tornado decimated the town of Greenfield. A year later, what do the Trump Administration's cuts to the service mean for the service?

Federal cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services mean that the Iowa Cancer Registry and Iowa Cancer Consortium could see a budget shortfall July 1.

Cuts to the AmeriCorps program have prompted several lawsuits, and organizations in Iowa are already feeling the impact.

Libraries, museums and theatres are just a few of the community institutions facing federal funding losses statewide.

Hundreds of arts groups across the country saw their National Endowment for the Arts grants suddenly revoked on May 2. The Trump administration has proposed new priorities for arts funding and has suggested eliminating the agency.