Federal funding cuts

The USDA allowed emergency actions on millions of acres of national forest land, including the Superior and Chippewa, pointing to fire risk, forest health and timber needs.

The state Department of Health announced 170 layoffs in early April but said it would delay them until May after funding was temporarily restored.

An already quirky process faces major challenges this spring with economic swings and federal cuts.

The figures come from a new Walz administration tracker of federal funding pauses and rescissions to Minnesota that officials say will be updated daily.

The layoffs will impact numerous public health care programs. MDH said there may be more layoffs coming.

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