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Around 18% of Oklahoma's agricultural federal workforce left or lost their jobs in the first half of 2025. A U.S. Department of Agriculture report shows most of the workers took a deferred resignation deal.

The workers lost their jobs as part of the president's promised federal workforce reduction effort. Experts say the impact will be far-reaching for the region's economy and for people who rely on federal services.

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency said it will eliminate the Office of Research and Development and reduce its workforce.

Job Corps Centers across the country are scrambling after a district judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's order to close them. That includes a trio of centers in Oklahoma.

The closure of four of the six Regional Climate Centers across the U.S. occurred after funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ran out. A recent report stated that the Trump administration plans to propose a 25% cut to NOAA's budget next fiscal year.

A memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget, reviewed by multiple news outlets, suggests decreased funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the elimination of its research arm.

According to Executive Director of Healthy Minds Policy Initiative Zack Stoycoff, Oklahoma has a lot to lose. The nonprofit put together a report on the state's mental health grants to better illustrate what's at stake.

The federal spending cuts proposed by the Republican-controlled Congress could lead to tens of thousands of jobs lost across Missouri and Kansas health care systems and food suppliers, a new study found.

A new study about potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP found that Texas could see its gross domestic product shrink by $7 billion.

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Here's what local Oklahoma lawmakers have to say.