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What Trump has done, again, wittingly or unwittingly, is to completely resuscitate the Democratic Party,
the MSNBC host said
Republican governors are a lot closer to their constituents,
she saidNations around the world are moving aggressively to lead the development and deployment of these emerging automotive technologies,
said the letter from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the industry trade group, which told CNN that
Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing administration priorities… unleashing American energy and manufacturing,
the statement saidMassDOT makes naxolone available at some RMVs in pilot program, ... Massachusetts officials are making naloxone available at three state Department of Transportation facilities, as the state pushes to expand access to the overdose reversal drug. MassDOT said security guards and other employees were trained on how to recognize an overdose and administer naloxone, often purchased as the nasal spray Narcan.”
by Fausto Menardand Rachell Sanchez-Smith, WBUR
I don’t know what we’ll take from the incoming administration,
Healey said at a press conference unveiling her budget last weekHow is Brockton High’s cell phone ban going as MA considers statewide ban?, ... Brockton High School may be one step ahead of the Attorney General with the implementation of a policy banning cell phone use during the school day. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell recently introduced the STUDY Act, an act promoting Safe Technology Use and Distraction-free education for Youth, that would limit cell phone use in all public schools in Massachusetts.”
by Hailey Clevenger, The Brockton EnterpriseBerkshire state legislators share concerns about housing cuts, candy tax, and regional equity in Healey’s budget proposal,
by Josh Landes, WAMC Northeast Public RadioThe House will continue to monitor the situation as it develops,
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This is not a blanket pause on federal assistance and grant programs from the Trump administration,
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in her first White House briefing
The government doesn't know the full scope of the programs that are going to be subject to the pause,
AliKhan saidThis is a blatant attempt to rip away health insurance from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed,
he wrote
Immediately blocking the majority of federal funds to states is unconstitutional and dangerous."
New York Attorney General Letitia James said
Let me say this in no uncertain terms: the President's actions today are illegal. Cutting off people from healthcare, childcare, and other services is cruel. The State of Illinois will fight this unlawful order with everything we have."
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said on X, formerly TwitterThis may be a game to President Trump and his administration, but to New Jersey and states across the country, last night's actions are causing serious, immediate harm. We won't just stand by as the Trump administration rips away access to health care, food, law enforcement funding and so much more that hurts our residents most in need."
New Jersey Attorney General Platkin said
The Trump administration wants to defund homeland security, health care and even our roads and bridges. New York won't let them do it without a fight."
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All of us deserve better—from the police that would be defunded to the families who rely on aid to pay their bills. I stand with [New Jersey] Attorney General [Matt] Platkin and his fellow state attorneys general who are swiftly taking legal action to protect our residents and ensure funding and services aren't disrupted."
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January 20 was an inauguration—not a coronation."
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul saidThis freeze will have a devastating impact on the funding for our state's most vulnerable residents. It also makes our residents, including our children, less safe. My office's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has arrested more than 2,300 sexual predators since 2006. Our children and our state cannot afford for us to not fight this unlawful policy."
He addedFrom pausing research on cures for childhood cancer to halting food assistance, safety from domestic violence, and closing suicide hotlines, the impact of even a short pause in funding could be devastating and cost lives. This order could decimate thousands of organizations and leave neighbors without the services they need,
said Diane Yentel, CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits