Trump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states

Trump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states

Participants in a welding program for minimum-security inmates are pictured at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Oct. 7, 2024. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change — and, critics say, slash — how much money and help states provide to people needing jobs and training. Trump’s latest budget proposes a federal “Mak…