Nevada Delegation Presses Labor Department to Restore Job Corps

A bipartisan group of Nevada lawmakers demanded the US Labor Department backtrack on its plans to shutter Job Corps, citing concerns about the displacement of students and staff, as well as a training pipeline in the Silver State.

In a letter sent to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Thursday the coalition warned that the administration’s efforts to close down the training program for low income youth “will strip countless young people of the opportunity to gain valuable skills, education, and a pathway to stable employment.”

“The ripple effects will be felt by local economies and employers who depend on Job Corps ...