Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

Kansas City , Missouri , has long been a regional hub for the federal government.

The impact of the cuts by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency can be found everywhere.

With nearly 30,000 workers, federal government is the largest employer in the region.

Money once promised to the region for public health, environmental, diversity, food aid and other programs has been axed.

The roughly 6,000 employees in Kansas City faced agonizing choices: accept resignation or early retirement offers by April 14 or risk losing their jobs later.

By Thursday , at least 238 Kansas City workers had taken the buyout offers and were expected to leave the agency in coming weeks .

Many of those same workers had been told they were essential and required to work overtime during tax season.

Their building has been overcrowded since the IRS ordered remote employees back to the office in March .

The government is moving to cancel 10 leases totaling 219,000 square feet that cost more than $4 million in annual rent in Kansas City .

Organizers of a newly launched “ Unplug Musk ” initiative are seeking to use democracy to strike at the world’s richest man by changing state law to ban car manufacturers from selling directly to consumers.