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Courthouse News reports:
For the past several months, dozens of lawsuits have cropped up in response to the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to federal funding.
But on Tuesday, a coalition of 21 Democratic states and the District of Columbia went on the offensive by suing the administration over the controversial provision it’s been using to justify those cuts: a clause from the Office of Management and Budget that states a grant can be terminated if it “no longer effectuates … agency priorities.”
“We can’t just sit back and wait for the next set of cuts,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin [photo] said Tuesday when announcing the suit.
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The Trump Admin has recklessly slashed billions of dollars in funding to states—undermining public safety, scientific research, public health, and much more.
We’re fighting back. Proud to lead a coalition challenging the bogus legal basis for this Admin’s lawless cuts. pic.twitter.com/Y1teOyFxlU
— Attorney General Matt Platkin (@NewJerseyOAG) June 24, 2025
The Trump Administration has recklessly slashed critical grant funding for our communities under the flimsy premise of “changed agency priorities”—even when this funding has been previously appropriated by Congress.
We’re suing to stop this illegal termination of funding.… pic.twitter.com/IZMQ46evgg
— Rob Bonta (@AGRobBonta) June 24, 2025
I’m leading a coalition with @NewJerseyOAG & @MassAGO to put a stop to this.
Today we’re going on offense & suing to stop this strategy for making massive illegal funding cuts. I won’t allow them to overrule Congress and take away resources that our communities rely on.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) June 24, 2025
Nearly two dozen US states sued the Trump administration to stop it from using what they say is a spending loophole to cut billions of dollars in federal grants without congressional approval. https://t.co/lFvwvsl23Y
— Bloomberg (@business) June 24, 2025