/tags/department-of-government-efficiency-doge Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) en-US Copyright Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:48:50 GMT /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 星空无限传媒 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 星空无限传媒 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 /politics-government/2025-02-03/elon-musk-threatens-funding-for-central-ohio-lutheran-homeless-health-center Musk responded to a post on X, that questioned why the organizations were getting so much in federal funding. Musk said the Dept. of Govt. Efficiency is "rapidly shutting down these illegal payments." Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:53:33 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-03/elon-musk-threatens-funding-for-central-ohio-lutheran-homeless-health-center George Shillcock