Advance Morning News
It's Friday, February 7, 2025. Today, federal funding freeze would reduce local schools' ability to serve most vulnerable, Empower House and FAHASS caught in EO chaos, and a celebration of Ed King.
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The Executive Order Project - Education: 'Most Vulnerable Students' Would Be Hardest Hit by Funding Freeze
By Adele Uphaus
A freeze in federal grant funding would affect how Fredericksburg City Public Schools is able to serve its most vulnerable students, staff said this week.
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The Executive Order Project - Government Contracts: The Cascading Effects of DOGE
By Cori Blanch
Though the freezing of federal grant funds has been blocked by two judges, the move has created confusion, concern, and in some cases, disruptions of funds. On Wednesday evening, the executive director of Empower House, Kathy Anderson, and the executive director of Fredericksburg Area Health and Support Services (FAHASS), Joseph Lyttle, joined the New Dominion Podcast to talk about how life is changing at their respective organizations.
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Art First Gallery to Hold Tribute for Artist
By Loraine Page
Ed King's legacy will be celebrated on First Friday with his paintings and sculptures.
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