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.
Connecticut officials vow to support residents amid federal funding freeze
Connecticut officials are expressing concerns about what a federal funding freeze could mean for families across the state, saying they’ll do what they can to provide support for residents in the coming days and months.
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.
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, 21 other states will sue to stop halt to federal funds
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.
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 ...
Dan Haar: Trump defunding police? A day of chaos over federal aid freeze raised the fear
The procession for slain Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell arrives at McClam Funeral Home in New Haven in June. Some ...
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 ...
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First Chaos, Then A Court Order
The Trump administration created budgetary chaos in Connecticut and across the nation Tuesday with a memo announcing its ...
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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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 ...
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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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 ...