AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration
- California will sue the Trump administration over cuts to AmeriCorps, which deploys volunteers to help communities in need, as stated by California Attorney General Bonta.
- The lawsuit claims that the Trump administration acted unlawfully by ending a federally funded program established by Congress to support recovery efforts, according to Bonta's office.
- AmeriCorps has placed about 85% of its workforce on administrative leave and terminated grants that funded community projects, according to the lawsuit.
- Around two dozen states and their attorneys general are joining California in the lawsuit against the Trump administration, aiming to stop the alleged illegal dismantling of AmeriCorps.
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States sue Trump administration over AmeriCorps cuts - Washington Examiner
Nearly two dozen states have sued the Trump administration over large cuts at AmeriCorps, a volunteer service agency. The lawsuit was led by Democratic state officials who are also suing the administration over canceling millions in grant funding. “In an attempt to dismantle the agency, the Trump administration and its DOGE demolition team made abrupt and drastic cuts to staff and volunteers and terminated grants,” Colorado Attorney General Phil…
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site: AmeriCorps staff lost due to federal funding cuts
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site said Tuesday that two of its AmeriCorps representatives and a future member who had recently accepted a position have been displaced after federal funding for the program was withdrawn and all contracts were terminated. A post by the site said Tipton-Haynes has worked with Appalachia Cares AmeriCorps for more than a decade to facilitate work experience for college students or recent …

California, Arizona, other states sue to protect AmeriCorps from cuts
(The Center Square) – California and Arizona Tuesday joined 22 other states and the District of Columbia to sue the Trump administration to stop cuts in AmeriCorps' grants and workforce.
Federal budget cuts eliminate AmeriCorps programs in Dubuque and across the country
AmeriCorps programs across the United States have been abruptly shut down due to sweeping federal budget cuts—impacting thousands of community service projects and youth programs, including in Dubuque.
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