The Trump administration's freeze on federal loans and grants is being challenged in court on multiple fronts.
A coalition of states, including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, are expected to file the challenge later on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York.
"This is one of the reasons why states have got to get to court and take on Donald Trump," Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday.
Democratic attorneys general from states including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are moving to keep funds flowing to state governments and cities.
Massachusetts is expected to join in legal action as President Trump's administration begins a review of spending that could freeze trillions of government dollars.
Illinois joined a list of states filing a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s new executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship.
State legislatures kept busy last year, passing seven new comprehensive privacy laws, and wrapping up 2024 with a total of nineteen
Advocacy groups for nonprofits, health organizations for small businesses told a federal court Trump's pause in grant funding could be 'catastrophic'
A non-partisan think tank is out with its annual state education freedom rankings, and Illinois is near the bottom looking up.
A Massachusetts man has been arrested on weapons charges after authorities say he
According to ICE, over 1,100 undocumented immigrants were arrested on Monday, as President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown continues to ramp up.
California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling them they don’t have to assist federal agents in arrests. Some Massachusetts hospitals and clinics are posting privacy rights in emergency and waiting rooms in Spanish and other languages.