Illinois AG, others sue Trump administration over DOGE prompted AmeriCorps cuts

Illinois AG, others sue Trump administration over DOGE prompted AmeriCorps cuts

The coalition of attorneys general claims the DOGE cuts are unconstitutional, since Congress created AmeriCorps should fulfill grant promises.

Hundreds of Maryland AmeriCorps workers displaced amid federal cuts - Maryland Matters

The Trump administration’s dismantling of the federal AmeriCorps program will be felt in Maryland state parks, classrooms, nonprofits and food pantries where Maryland Conservation Corps had been working, state officials said Wednesday.

Federal cuts mean the end of Central Illinois AmeriCorps programs

Last week, President Donald Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency made substantial cuts to AmeriCorps, a program active in communities throughout the United States. AmeriCorps is the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.

Trump AmeriCorps cuts include grant terminations for $12 million in Illinois programs

The AmeriCorps grant terminations have affected 25 of 33 Illinois grantees, according to the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Washington state joins lawsuit over 'reckless and unlawful' AmeriCorps cuts

The attorneys general from Washington and Oregon are joining a coalition of states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s recent attempts to dismantle AmeriCorps.

Gov. Josh Shapiro is joining a coalition of 23 state AGs to sue the Trump administration for dismantling AmeriCorps

The suit alleges that DOGE acted unlawfully by bypassing Congress to gut AmeriCorps, a federal community service program that provides support for disaster relief and anti-poverty projects.