PHOENIX, Arizona, April 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Sues HHS, Sec. Kennedy to Overturn Public Health Grant Cuts PHOENIX --Attorney General Kris today joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for abruptly and illegally terminating nearly $12 billion in critical public health grants to the stat more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues HHS, Sec. Kennedy to Overturn Public Health Grant Cuts (Hartford, CT)--Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for abruptly and illegally terminating $11 billion in critical pub more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Unlawful Termination of $11 Billion in Critical Public Health Funding 9th lawsuit against Trump Administration argues that abrupt termination of federal funds is unlawful Funding was appropriated by Congress in response to COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that U.S. is better prepared for future public health threa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, SECRETARY KENNEDY TO OVERTURN PUBLIC HEALTH GRANT CUTS Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors, today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for abruptly and illegally termin more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Department Of Health And Human Services Over Illegal Public Health Grant Cuts BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 23 states and the District of the Columbia in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for abruptly and ill more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Sues Federal HHS, Sec. Kennedy to Overturn more than $370 Million in Public Health Grant Cuts in Michigan LANSING -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for abruptly and i more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Sues to Stop Trump Administration From Cutting Essential Public Health Funding View Complaint  TRENTON -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 1 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration for Slashing Vital Health Funding New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 22 other states and the District of Columbia today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for abruptly and unlawfully slashing billions of dollars in vital state health funding. On March 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serv more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 1 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: * * * Report: Still No Sign of Progress in Ohio's Capital-Punishment Stalemate (COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- With the release today of the "2024 Capital Crimes Report," Attorney General Dave Yost stressed that little, if anything, has changed in the past year to fix Ohio's broken and costly capital-punishment system. "The only thing that has changed? The killers got a year older," Yost said. "There needs to  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 1 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson asks Trump administration to close loophole allowing drug traffickers to flood US with fentanyl ( COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 25 state attorneys general asking the Trump administration to close a loophole used by adversaries and drug traffickers to flood deadly fentanyl into the United States. In a letter to U.S more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, April 1 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues to Defend Texas A&M's Ban on Obscene and Illegal Drag Shows Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a notice for appeal after a federal judge stopped the enforcement of the Texas A&M Board of Regents' ("Board") ban on drag shows. The ban was challenged in a lawsuit by the Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council, and a federal judge granted the left-wing group's re more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, April 1 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Defends President Donald Trump's Authority to Protect America from the Invasion at the Southern Border Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an amicus brief supporting President Donald Trump's constitutional authority to stop the invasion at the southern border in the interest of national security. "The Constitution imposes a clear and irrevocable duty on the fede more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Terminates $106 Million in K-12 Education Funding for Massachusetts Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration is condemning the Trump Administration's illegal move to terminate $106 million in K-12 education grant funding for Massachusetts. On Friday evening at 5:03 pm, the U.S. Department of Education notified all states about its decision to end the federal  more PR