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Wisconsin, 13 other states sue U.S. after Trump administration kills jobless pay upgrade grants

States Newsroom · October 9, 2026

Wisconsin and 13 other states have sued the Trump administration for canceling $45 million in federal grants to modernize their unemployment insurance systems after the COVID-19 pandemic strained state jobless pay programs. The grants were awarded from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act enacted in the first year of…

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Wisconsin, 13 other states sue U.S. after Trump administration kills jobless pay upgrade grants

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