The Trump administration issued an order prioritizing grants to communities cooperating with immigration officials. The Department of Transportation (DOT) order emphasizes cost-benefit analysis for funding, favoring projects with marriage and birth rates exceeding the national average. It also cancels requirements for DOT to uphold vaccine and mask mandates. The order aims to pressure Democrat-dominated areas into aligning with the Trump administration's agenda.
The Trump administration released an order on Wednesday saying the Department of Transportation will prioritize grants to communities that are cooperating with immigration officials.sent from the Department of Transportation is entitled “Ensuring reliance upon sound economic analysis in DOT policies, programs, and activities.”
The memo also cancels anything that requires DOT to uphold “vaccine and mask mandates.” So, communities that try to force these rules on a DOT project will not receive funding.
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