Trump, birthright citizenship and federal education funding
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Earlier this summer, the Trump administration announced it is putting a hold on more than $6 billion in federal education grants. That money helps pay for after-school care, summer camps, English language classes,
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El Paso loses $3.5 million in public health grants after Trump cutsThe Trump administration revoked unspent pandemic-era grants and is slashing the CDC’s budget – upending funding to local health agencies.
The Education Department put arrangements to move some of its programs on hold while court battles over downsizing played out.
Statewide, about $168.8 million is being withheld, pending a Trump administration review, and more than $6 billion is being withheld nationwide.
A lawsuit filed July 14 seeks to release over $6 billion in funds being withheld while they are reviewed by the Trump administration.
Over 20 US states are suing the Trump administration over a freeze on billions in federal education funding. The halted funds were meant for after-school and summer programs, impacting over 1.4 million children,
Lawrence Public Schools stand to lose $468,151 in federal grants because of action by the Trump administration earlier this month freezing distribution of already-approved federal support.
The unusual challenge to the president from lawmakers within his party offers the clearest sign of dissent to-date from within conservative ranks after the Education Department halted the distribution of roughly $7 billion in grants.
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