(The Center Square) – The White House Office of Management and Budget will release over $184 million in paused funding for AmeriCorps service programs.

This comes after a coalition of 24 states joined together to sue for the continuation of the funding. While the majority of those states are Democrat-led, some Republican-led states like Kentucky also signed on to the legal challenge.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a Democrat, issued a statement regarding the Trump administration’s decision to not oppose the coalition’s lawsuit and release the funding.

“National service is critical to our future, it inspires young people to work on meaningful programs and make a difference,” Weiser said. “This is our latest win protecting important federal funding for Colorado, and I’ll conti

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