Transfer Of Power, Sort Of #333 By Hank Silverberg The response from the general public over the massive cuts in federal employees and the closing of federal agencies has been growing. But the impact may not have reached down into your neighborhood just yet. Across the country, state legislatures, big city councils, and small town boards are now slowly learning what impact the chaos in Washington may cause on Main Street, USA. And many of those local leaders are struggling with what to do about it. School budgets now have massive gaps between expenses and local tax revenue. Federal disaster relief is slow in coming and may not come at all, and programs we all took for granted, like health screening for young children are going away (see below). You will soon feel the impact. And if you are not paying attention to how your local ...