MINOT – As a direct result of the Trump-Musk federal budget cuts, nearly two dozen employees with the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities have been laid off.

Assistant Senate Minority Leader Josh Boschee remarked, “This is not what North Dakotans voted for this past presidential election. The Center for Persons with Disabilities plays an impactful role in ensuring North Dakotans are able to live independently and participate in the workforce. They have quality group living, well-trained staff, and advocate for smart policy to improve the quality of life for our family, friends, and neighbors living with a disability. This is absolutely devastating.”

North Dakota Democratic-NPL Chair Adam Goldwyn said, “North Dakota is losing critical services for folks with disabilities because of Trump and Musk. They are butchering everything from Social Security to Farm Service Agencies to veterans’ jobs. Every North Dakotan is on the chopping block for this administration.”