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83,000 VA Employees Slated to Be Fired This Year by Musk’s DOGE, Memo Says
By Rebecca Kheel Published March 05, 2025 at 2:40pm ET The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to fire more than 80,000 employees under a sweeping reorganization effort being planned to comply with President Donald…
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US Education Department to investigate DC schools’ treatment of disabled students
The announcement of the DCPS investigation comes as President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order as early as Thursday to shut down the entire Education Department By Andrea…
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Supreme Court sides against veterans wanting stronger benefit of the doubt review in disability claims
Advocacy groups argue veterans have, for more than a century, been entitled to the benefit of the doubt for service-connect disability payments. Maureen Groppe March 5, 2025 WASHINGTON − The Supreme…
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Zelensky says Trump living in Russian ‘disinformation space’
19 February 2025 Hafsa Khalil Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has responded to criticism of Kyiv by Donald Trump, by saying his US counterpart is “living in a disinformation space” created…
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New WA rule states abortion care must be provided in emergencies
A policy ensuring access to lifesaving procedures performed during miscarriage was started by former Gov. Inslee and will be finalized by Gov. Ferguson. by Megan Burbank February 24, 2025 On his…
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Can Washington’s agriculture industry survive on H-2A workers?
Many of the state’s 340,000 undocumented immigrants work in the agricultural sector. For farmers, mass deportation could exacerbate labor shortages. by Reneé Dìaz Wenatchee World / February 18, 2025 In Washington, agriculture is…
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Arizona Two Spirit Powwow empowers community amid growing anti-trans legislation
Brandelyn Clark Feb. 24, 2025 PHOENIX – The Arizona Two Spirit Powwow returned to Phoenix on Saturday to spotlight Indigenous LGBTQ+ and two-spirit people for a day of cultural celebration…
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Disability amid disaster: People with disabilities are disproportionately impacted by natural disasters
After disasters, people with disabilities are more likely to be displaced, more likely to never return home and more likely to receive scam offers, Census Bureau data shows. Feb. 23,…
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Genetic info would be shielded from life, disability, long-term care insurance under Nebraska bill
Feb 20, 2025 | 12:45 pm ET By Zach Wendling LINCOLN — Brandi Muhle was 9 years old when her 35-year-old mother, an Omaha police officer and a marathon runner, was first…
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