Nearly 100 employees from the Tucson VA have applied for deferred resignation or early retirement. It's in response to an offer made by the Trump administration as part of its DOGE initiative to cut the VA workforce by 15%.
The Tucson VA did not confirm the number of employees who have been approved but says that while all employees may apply for these programs, those who provide direct or indirect care to veterans will only be approved in very limited circumstances.
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How federal cuts impact Arizona
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New federal data shows grocery and convenience stores have lost jobs and wages across the country, but especially in Arizona. -
That's especially true in the Mountain West. In most states, if one delivery unit shuts down, the next closest one is more than an hour away. -
More than 30,000 refugees, asylees and other legally present immigrants in Arizona could lose health coverage in a few weeks as new Medicaid eligibility rules take effect. -
Under the proposed changes, there’d be a cap on how much money Head Start centers could spend on administrative overhead; there would also be a reduction in the number of regulations governing the program, among other changes. -
Right now, nearly Arizona 300 schools qualify for a federal program that allows schools that serve low income households to give free lunches to every student — without making them apply for it.
