Newsom Trims CA’s Paid ‘Service’ Corps Proposal After Suing Trump for Americorps Cuts

(The Center Square) – In April, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his lawsuit against the Trump administration to block cuts to the AmeriCorps, while saying he supports California’s paid “service” program, in which individuals get paid for giving their time to provide “community service” such as “taking climate action.” Now, Newsom is scaling back his plans for the program’s growth as the state faces a $11.9 billion budget shortfall and Republicans criticize the program as a paid, political jobs program unfairly described as volunteering. Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxx Read more: https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_5dfd04d3-7a4b-4a64-bc7d-c8c49bd352f0.html