/tags/department-of-government-efficiency-doge Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:01:17 GMT /2025-07-16/fired-ohio-meteorologist-worries-community-safety-could-be-jeopardized-from-trump-cuts An Ohio meteorologist fired by the Trump administration's cutbacks worries about the accuracy of weather forecasts and the ability to keep communities safe during severe weather. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:01:17 GMT /2025-07-16/fired-ohio-meteorologist-worries-community-safety-could-be-jeopardized-from-trump-cuts Mike Frazier /2025-05-27/a-program-helped-ohio-businesses-get-local-food-to-hungry-families-that-funding-is-ending The Shagbark Seed and Mill in Athens used the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program for over two years. Now that funding is being cut by DOGE. Tue, 27 May 2025 20:22:30 GMT /2025-05-27/a-program-helped-ohio-businesses-get-local-food-to-hungry-families-that-funding-is-ending Shay Frank /politics-government/2025-05-13/billboards-point-out-doge-staff-cuts-to-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-ahead-of-peak-travel-season More Perfect Union, the progressive group funding the billboards, says it is advertising the government cuts in multiple states and for multiple national parks. Tue, 13 May 2025 20:10:10 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-13/billboards-point-out-doge-staff-cuts-to-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-ahead-of-peak-travel-season George Shillcock /news/2025-03-29/hundreds-protest-elon-musk-doge-at-tesla-at-easton-counter-protest-slim Columbus police estimated around 1,000 showed up Saturday to protest Elon Musk's involvement in the Trump administration. Only about two-dozen counter-protesters attended. Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:48:50 GMT /news/2025-03-29/hundreds-protest-elon-musk-doge-at-tesla-at-easton-counter-protest-slim Mark Ferenchik, Nick DeSantis /politics-government/2025-03-20/suit-filed-against-doge-hud-for-cutting-funds-for-ohio-non-profit-against-housing-discrimination Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio provides free legal services to those facing housing discrimination through a federal grant from HUD. That grant was just canceled. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:49:28 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-20/suit-filed-against-doge-hud-for-cutting-funds-for-ohio-non-profit-against-housing-discrimination Katie Geniusz /politics-government/2025-03-20/columbus-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-doge-for-freeze-on-tree-grant The city has already spent close to $400,000 to plant more than 1,200 trees, with many of them in historically Black neighborhoods. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:17:02 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-20/columbus-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-doge-for-freeze-on-tree-grant ÍøÆغÚÁÏ News Staff /politics-government/2025-03-18/doge-cuts-grant-for-ohio-state-university-research-on-cannabis-addiction-in-lgbtq-community The Department of Government Efficiency under President Donald Trump said the National Institutes of Health grant would be canceled. Ohio State University declined to comment on the grant cancellation. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:31:30 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-18/doge-cuts-grant-for-ohio-state-university-research-on-cannabis-addiction-in-lgbtq-community George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-03-17/leases-at-some-columbus-area-federal-offices-expire-this-year-as-doge-pushes-for-closures It's unclear whether the offices will close or be relocated. Among the offices where leases are expiring are the Small Business Administration and Food and Drug Administration. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:58:17 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-17/leases-at-some-columbus-area-federal-offices-expire-this-year-as-doge-pushes-for-closures ÍøÆغÚÁÏ News Staff /2025-03-11/as-budget-hearings-go-on-many-supermajority-house-republicans-join-ohio-doge-caucus Like a similar attempt to cut costs by Republicans in Congress, the Ohio lawmakers are calling themselves the DOGE caucus. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:50:27 GMT /2025-03-11/as-budget-hearings-go-on-many-supermajority-house-republicans-join-ohio-doge-caucus Karen Kasler /politics-government/2025-02-04/largest-union-for-federal-workers-advises-against-federal-employee-buyout-offer The offer is an implementation of a plan outlined by the Dept. of Govt. Efficiency run by billionaire Elon Musk. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:13:34 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-04/largest-union-for-federal-workers-advises-against-federal-employee-buyout-offer Katie Geniusz