The lawsuit alleges the layoffs are so severe the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory requirements.”

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more effectively. The attorneys general called the layoffs “reckless and illegal.”

A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia alleges this week’s mass layoffs at the Department of Education are gutting the agency as a way to implement an unlawful plan by President Donald Trump to dismantle the department.

Dollar General also plans to expand in 2025. Part of the company’s plan in closing nearly 100 underperforming stores—which accounted for less than 1% of the company’s total store footprint—was to allocate resources to new stores. The company plans to open 575 stores and remodel about 4,250 in 2025.

Dollar General is looking to grow same-store sales by 2% to 3% in each of the next two years and boost earnings by 10% in 2026.