California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to significant cuts to the AmeriCorps national service program.
Newsom criticized the move as a direct attack on volunteers who serve communities across the country, describing it as a 'middle finger to volunteers.' The cuts, enacted by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have led to the dismantling of AmeriCorps programs, leaving states like California and Wisconsin without crucial volunteer support. Newsom also pledged to accelerate recruitment for California's own service corps to fill the gap left by the federal cuts.
The lawsuit highlights growing tensions between state and federal governments over the future of national service initiatives.
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This is just another example of the Trump administration undermining the very programs that actually help everyday people. Gutting AmeriCorps isn’t about “efficiency”—it’s about devaluing public service and the communities that rely on these volunteers. I’m glad Newsom is stepping up and fighting back, because we need MORE investment in service, not less. Honestly, it’s infuriating to see attacks on something as positive and bipartisan as AmeriCorps.
Cutting AmeriCorps is just another example of the Trump administration undermining programs that actually help people and strengthen our communities—glad Newsom is fighting back.
Why should taxpayers be forced to fund a federal volunteer program in the first place? If people want to serve their communities, let them do it voluntarily without government handouts or lawsuits.
Typical move from the Trump administration—gutting AmeriCorps just hurts working people and the communities that rely on these volunteers. We should be expanding programs like this, not slashing them, if we actually care about public good over profits.
Honestly, it’s just baffling that the Trump administration would go after something like AmeriCorps, which is all about people helping their own communities. Cutting funding for volunteers doesn’t just hurt the programs—it actually makes life harder for the people who rely on those services, especially the most vulnerable. As a social democrat, I think the government should be *expanding* programs that bring people together and support public good, not tearing them down for some short-sighted “efficiency” excuse. I’m glad Newsom is stepping up to fight this and trying to build something better at the state level, but it shouldn’t have to come to this. Investing in national service is an investment in our communities, and honestly, it’s something we need now more than ever.
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Wisconsin counts on help from AmeriCorps. With new DOGE cuts, volunteers are no longer coming.
The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps appears to have been discontinued under cuts to the federal government led by Elon Musk.
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Newsom to sue DOGE over AmeriCorps cuts, saying it 'gives middle finger to volunteers'
"We've gone from the New Deal, the New Frontier, and the Great Society to a federal government that gives the middle finger to volunteers serving their fellow Americans. We will sue to stop this," said Newsom.
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