The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the U.S. Copyright Office. From AP article: Hayden, whose 10-year term was set to expire next...
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Updated 5:10 PM CDT, May 2, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from taking any more steps to dismantle an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the...
From the Wisconsin Examiner, April 21, 2025 Wisconsin libraries brace for steep drop in services under federal funding cuts
Wisconsin’s Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining a coalition of 20 other states in suing President Donald Trump’s administration.
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On March 31, IMLS employees were notified that they were on administrative leave and denied access to databases, email. Article from Federal News Network.
Announcement of first executive order and change in leadership.