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Feeling the sequester pinch in Utah
Predictions for Utah include impacts on everything from childhood vaccines to education, law enforcement, military readiness, senior nutrition assistance and environmental protections.
Public education,
 
K thru 12
   F   I   N   A   N   C   I   A   L   S   E   E   T   B   A   C   K   P   E   O   P   L   E   A   F   F   E   C   T   E   D
Special educationCollege work/ study jobsHead Start ProgramEnviron-mental protectionMiltiary readinessPublic safetyJob search assistanceChild care helpChild-hood vaccinesPublic healthWomen violence protectionSenior nutrition assistance
90
 fewer
teacher and aide
 jobs;
9,000
 students
lose accessto help.
70
 teachers,
aides and
staff.
530
 college
students
withoutfinancialaid;
80
fewerwork/study jobs.
400
 fewerchildreneligible toparticipate.Reducedfederaldollarscould mean
reductionsin staff or
programsthat help
ensure
a cleanerenviron-ment.
15,000
civilianDefenseemployeescould
face
furloughs.Grantcuts couldresult in
cuts to
drugand crimevictimstreatmentprograms.
16,430
people
affected
by cuts to
assistanceand
trainingprograms.
200
 fewerlow-incomechildrencan beaccepted,hinderingparents’ability towork.
1,230
 
fewerchildren
to receiveneeded
vaccines.Fundingcuts could
reduceresponders
to disease/ 
disaster
cases; loss ofsubstanceabusetreatmentand HIVtesting.Funding
cuts foraid to
domesticviolencevictims.Reducedavailabilityof meals
for
shut-in
or
impaired
senior
citizens.
$6.3million$5.7million$1.3million
(clean air and water funding)
+
$847,000
(fish and willife protection)Dollar figure not availableDollar figure not availableDollar figure not available
$119,000$525,000$84,000$59,000$347,000$16million
(Army base funding)
+
$2million
(Air Force funding)
$264,000
emergency response
+
$850,000
drug prevent & treatment 
+
$46,000
HIV testing
Source: www.whitehouse.gov 
The Salt Lake Tribune

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