Wisconsin Charities Celebrate Order Restoring AmeriCorps Funding, but Uncertainty Remains

Court hands a lifeline to AmeriCorps, but its future remains uncertain

Jake White says he was lucky. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate with a global health major, White was in his second year of an AmeriCorps placement in the Sawyer County Public Health Department, where he helped out with department reports…

Court hands a lifeline to AmeriCorps, but its future remains uncertain • Wisconsin Examiner

Green Bay Conservation Corps workers, from left, Emily Swagel, Zak King and Cailie Kafura, plant native shrubs in Fireman's Park. The work is part of installing a pollinator corridor and a larger land restoration project across Green Bay. (Photo courtesy of Green Bay Conservation Corps)Jake White says he was lucky. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate with a global health major, White was in his second year of an AmeriCorps placement in th…

Wisconsin charities celebrate order restoring AmeriCorps funding, but uncertainty remains

Wisconsin is among the states that sued in April after the Trump administration cut off nearly $400 million in funding to AmeriCorps. The post Wisconsin charities celebrate order restoring AmeriCorps funding, but uncertainty remains appeared first on WPR.

Attorney General Mayes Wins Court Order Halting Trump Administration’s Cuts to AmeriCorps

PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes secured a legal victory Thursday that blocks the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle AmeriCorps, the federal agency supporting national service and volunteer programs. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted a preliminary injunction halting the administration’s plan to eliminate nearly 90% of AmeriCorps’ workforce… Source

ICYMI: Democratic AGs Win Lawsuit Restoring AmeriCorps Funding, Join MSNBC to Talk Future Litigation - Democratic Attorneys General Association

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, a judge ruled in favor of all 23 Democratic attorneys general who brought on a lawsuit against the Trump administration for unlawfully cutting already allocated federal funds from the national volunteer service AmeriCorps. The judge ordered the administration to fully restore AmeriCorps-funded programs in Washington, D.C. and in the 24 Democratic-led states participating in the suit, which included the governors of Pe…