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The Auburn Citizen: Federal judge blocks Trump from cutting funding for Auburn museum
The Auburn Citizen - Federal judge blocks Trump from cutting funding for Auburn museum
Robert Harding 1 hr ago
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's cuts to federal funding for various institutions, including an Auburn museum.
The judge in Rhode Island issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the Trump administration from implementing an executive order to effectively eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The order also affects the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the Minority Business Development Agency.
The Cayuga Museum of History & Art was among the sites impacted by the order. The museum received notification it would lose a $50,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services it was awarded in 2023. The museum was told the grant, which funded a curator position, is "no longer consistent with the agency's priorities and no longer serves the interest of the United States and IMLS program."
Libraries are one of the main beneficiaries of the Institute of Museum and Library Services' grant program. The agency provided $180 million to libraries in 2024, including more than $8 million for New York. The funding supported training for library staff and covered the salaries for most New York State Library employees, according to state Attorney General Letitia James.
James, along with Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, led the lawsuit against the Trump administration. Attorneys general from 18 other states joined the lawsuit.
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Robert Harding 1 hr ago
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's cuts to federal funding for various institutions, including an Auburn museum.
The judge in Rhode Island issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the Trump administration from implementing an executive order to effectively eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The order also affects the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the Minority Business Development Agency.
The Cayuga Museum of History & Art was among the sites impacted by the order. The museum received notification it would lose a $50,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services it was awarded in 2023. The museum was told the grant, which funded a curator position, is "no longer consistent with the agency's priorities and no longer serves the interest of the United States and IMLS program."
Libraries are one of the main beneficiaries of the Institute of Museum and Library Services' grant program. The agency provided $180 million to libraries in 2024, including more than $8 million for New York. The funding supported training for library staff and covered the salaries for most New York State Library employees, according to state Attorney General Letitia James.
James, along with Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, led the lawsuit against the Trump administration. Attorneys general from 18 other states joined the lawsuit.
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