Local agencies brace for funding freeze

The Trump administration may put a freeze on all federal grants and loans.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday that this may cut essential programs to millions of Michiganders for an indeterminate time.

This could affect Leelanau County, which has one of the oldest populations in the U.S. with about 42% of the county’s total population above 60 years old, as well as a significant agriculture sector — two groups that tend to benefit from federal aid.