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Mecklenburg County so far unaffected by large federal funding cuts

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Mecklenburg County says it has been spared — so far — any major funding cuts from President Trump’s executive orders, which have sought to reduce federal spending.

Lisette Nimmons, the county’s intergovernmental affairs manager, said the county has been protected by federal court orders blocking some of the president’s executive orders from being enacted.

She said the county health department had briefly been unable to use fellows assigned to it by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but they have since been reinstated, she said.

"It’s safe to say that while we we’re notified of areas where there is potential for loss, we can’t identify that loss to the county right now," she said.

Mecklenburg commissioners discussed the president’s executive orders this week. The county's Washington-based consultant is helping track the orders and their potential impact.

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Steve Harrison is WFAE's politics and government reporter. Prior to joining WFAE, Steve worked at the Charlotte Observer, where he started on the business desk, then covered politics extensively as the Observer’s lead city government reporter. Steve also spent 10 years with the Miami Herald. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, the Sporting News and Sports Illustrated.