Attorney General Andrea Campbell and prosecutors from other states planned to sue President Donald Trump after his administration issued a directive to pause the distribution of federal funding.
Massachusetts is joining in legal action as President Trump's administration begins a review of spending that could freeze trillions of government dollars.
A group of Democratic state attorneys general plan to file a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Trump administration's sweeping directive to temporarily freeze federal loans, grants and other financial assistance,
The New York attorney general commented after the White House budget office ordered a temporary pause on federal grants and loans.
The question was when, not whether, Trump’s funding freeze would face a legal challenge. A group of Democratic state attorneys general answered soon after.
Several Democratic states have signaled imminent legal action to block a Trump administration order directing federal agencies to pause the disbursement of loans and grants while the government
The White House said the pause will not include direct assistance, as New York Attorney General Letitia James leads a lawsuit to stop the pause.
The challenge comes amid uncertainly over funding for city agencies and nonprofit organization, and as states, including New York, are already reporting funding issues.
Multiple states have reached a tentative new agreement with the Sackler family, who made billions of dollars marketing OxyContin, the drug that set off the U.S. opioid crisis. New York State Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement that the Sackler family will pay up to $6.
Eggs are an essential grocery staple in households…and New Yorkers should not pay ludicrous amounts just to feed their families,” James said.
NY Attorney General James leads a lawsuit against Trump administration over a policy freezing federal funding to states.