The funding freeze "violates the separation of powers," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said, as a colleague from California called it "arbitrary and capricious."
In light of new policies under the Trump administration allowing ICE agents to raid and make arrests within schools and other sensitive locations, the Massachusetts AG released guidance for the state’s schools to protect all students’ right to a free public education regardless of citizenship status.
Mass. AG Campbell is co-leading a lawsuit of 23 states to stop the Trump Administration’s new policy pausing federal grants and loans.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said she plans to ask the state Legislature for additional funding this budget season in preparation for her office’s anticipated legal battles with
A judge temporarily blocked the freeze, which the White House says doesn't affect individuals, but federal payment portals are glitching.
Educators across Massachusetts are mobilizing, learning immigration policies and familiarizing themselves with their students' rights now that President Trump is authorizing federal agents to enter schools.
Federal aid is a major source of revenue for states. According to Pew Charitable Trusts, federal grants represented 36.4% of total revenue for state governments in fiscal year 2022.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell and prosecutors from other states planned to sue President Donald Trump after his administration issued a directive to pause the distribution of federal funding.
President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than a day after Massachusetts and other states sued and a federal judge intervened.
While she sues major social media companies, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is also pushing lawmakers to restrict cellphone use in schools.
The order, scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, "must temporarily pause" all federal loans or grants, according to the memo issued by OMB Acting Director Matthew Vaeth. It specifically named "financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal."
Proposed legislation could make it that when the school bell rings, the phones won’t. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell recently introduced<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More