Tong says federal spending freeze 'a full assault on Connecticut families'
The decision could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives.
Connecticut, 21 other states sue White House budget office over federal grant freeze
Connecticut and 21 other states are suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration directive to freeze nearly all federal assistance, state Attorney General William Tong announced Tuesday afternoon.
'List goes on and on': Connecticut reacts to freeze on federal money and potential cuts
A judge postponed Trump's freeze on federal grants as the impacts to the state and Norwich are being determined.
Connecticut, 21 other states will sue to stop halt to federal funds
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut is "going on the offensive" according to Attorney General William Tong, planning to sue the Trump Administration to stop an Executive Order issued late Monday night that would halt federal funds to states.
Attorney general: Federal funding freeze ‘a full assault on Connecticut families’
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s order for federal agencies to pause the disbursement of loans and grants an “unprecedented and
Connecticut leaders react to pause on federal funding
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s order for federal agencies to pause the disbursement of loans and grants was an “unprecedented and blatantly lawless and unconstitutional attack.
CT AG Tong, filing suit against Trump funding freeze, calls decree ‘war on the American people’
Before a federal judge paused until Monday President Donald Trump’s halt to federal funding, Connecticut’s Congressional ...
Federal Judge Pauses Trump Funding Freeze as Democratic AGs Launch Defensive Measure
This is a full assault on Connecticut families—an unprecedented and blatantly lawless attack on every corner and level of our ...
Federal grants paused: CT grapples with effects; threatens lawsuit
The late Monday memo set off a scramble as state agencies in Connecticut start to assess the effects it could have on ...
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State, local leaders balk at Trump’s federal funding freeze
A White House budget office order to pause a litany of federal grants and loans sent New Haven recipients scrambling.
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Connecticut Dems attack Trump’s ‘illegal seizure’ of federal funds
State Attorney General William Tong shows his disgust at President Trump’s pausing all federal grants and funds to states and ...
CT’s William Tong, other blue-state AGs brace for Trump 2.0
Tong and his staff will be looking for executive orders that conflict with CT laws or violate the Constitution.
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Tong gives state’s undocumented TRUST advice
The state attorney general's office issued an eight-page memo providing preliminary guidance to Connecticut's immigrant ...