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Baldwin also said district custodians are understaffed, supplied with broken or old equipment, have been denied language interpreters during meetings and are in general talked down to by administrative staff.
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The 38-year-old doctor also spends weeklong stretches in an understaffed ICU, watching over patients as ventilators hum and conversations tip between survival and loss.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The legislation targets one small, chronically understaffed corner of Cal-OSHA.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
When a long-term care placement can’t be found, the bill would default to sending defendants to the state mental health hospital in Pueblo — a facility that is perpetually full and understaffed.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The 38-year-old doctor also spends weeklong stretches in an understaffed ICU, watching over patients as ventilators hum and conversations tip between survival and loss.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The legislation targets one small, chronically understaffed corner of Cal-OSHA.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
When a long-term care placement can’t be found, the bill would default to sending defendants to the state mental health hospital in Pueblo — a facility that is perpetually full and understaffed.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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