On Wednesday, a federal judge put a temporary halt to the closure of most Job Corps sites, including the one in Phoenix.
The decision comes after the federal Department of Labor announced its suspension of most Job Corps centers.
Students were told they had to move out this week.
KJZZ reached out to Phoenix’s Job Corps Center for comment but did not hear back.
A Department of Labor spokesperson told KJZZ that “the Department of Labor is working closely with the Department of Justice to evaluate and comply with the temporary restraining order.”
A hearing is scheduled for June 17 to decide if the block will stay in place.
How federal cuts impact Arizona
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Social Security and Medicare are perhaps the best known government-assistance programs for older adults. There’s another federal benefit specifically for residents of long-term care facilities, and it was recently at risk of losing funding. -
This comes as the vocational and high school program for youth with low incomes is caught in the crosshairs of a legal battle. -
A reporter for the Arizona Daily Sun recently noticed a troubling detail in the appendix of a proposed package of programming cuts from President Donald Trump’s budget director. -
Changes appear to be coming to the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” now that it’s in the Senate. Some of those adjustments are likely to affect taxes, Medicaid cuts and the debt limit. -
Arizona’s Department of Economic Security told staff on Tuesday that they would be reducing the agency’s workforce by 5%.
