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Tipoffs: President Trump & States Newsletter for 2025-05-08 ( 25 items )  
ACLU of Ohio Urges Ohio's Public Colleges and Universities to Reject Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * ACLU of Ohio Urges Ohio's Public Colleges and Universities to Reject Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement Columbus, OH - Today, the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to the presidents of Ohio's public colleges and universities, urging them to avoid unintentional complicity in President Trump's inhumane and unlawful immigration policies. Amid the federal governmen more PR

AG Brown co-leads states suing to stop illegal termination of federal electric vehicle infrastructure funding (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, May 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown co-leads states suing to stop illegal termination of federal electric vehicle infrastructure funding SEATTLE -- Washington is co-leading a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding for electric vehicle infrastructure - including a combined $1 billion in the plaintiff states, Attorney General Nick Bro more PR

AG Campbell Fights For Fair Housing, Opposing Harmful Actions By Trump Administration (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Fights For Fair Housing, Opposing Harmful Actions By Trump Administration Boston -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is taking steps to support fair housing organizations amidst action by the Trump administration to cancel their grant funding and abandon the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) fair housing obligations.  more PR

AG Nessel Decries Appalling Supreme Court Decision Allowing Unjustified Transgender Military Ban to Proceed (10)
LANSING, Michigan, May 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Decries Appalling Supreme Court Decision Allowing Unjustified Transgender Military Ban to Proceed LANSING - Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration can enforce its ban on transgender troops serving in the military, a plan which had temporarily been blocked by lower courts but will now remain in place while challenges move forward in the courts. Michigan more PR

Attorney General Bonta: Trump Administration Must Make a U-Turn on Illegal Withholding of Billions in Funding for EV Charging Infrastructure (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, May 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: Trump Administration Must Make a U-Turn on Illegal Withholding of Billions in Funding for EV Charging Infrastructure BURLINGAME - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, California Governor Gavin Newsom, California Department of Transportation, and the California Energy Commission, today co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against th more PR

Attorney General Clark Sues the Trump Administration to Stop Illegal Termination of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues the Trump Administration to Stop Illegal Termination of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 16 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding for electric vehicle infrastructure. Unless  more PR

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Sues to Stop Illegal Indefinite Suspension of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, May 7 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Sues to Stop Illegal Indefinite Suspension of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program For Immediate Release: May 7, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General View Complaint TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from i more PR

Attorney General Mayes Seeks New Court Order to Stop Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Seeks New Court Order to Stop Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes today led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to halt implementation of President Trump's illegal tariffs. The motion, part of the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Mayes late last month, seeks a court order pausing the tar more PR

Attorney General Mayes Sues to Stop Illegal Termination of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Sues to Stop Illegal Termination of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding for electric vehicle infrastructure. Unless the courts check the president's overreach, Arizona stands to lose $48 milli more PR

Attorney General Mayes Wins Court Order Protecting Federal Agencies Supporting Libraries, Museums, and Workers (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Wins Court Order Protecting Federal Agencies Supporting Libraries, Museums, and Workers PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes today won a court order stopping the Trump administration from dismantling three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and small businesses nationwide. In April, Attorney General Maye more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS COURT ORDER TO STOP THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ILLEGAL TARIFFS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS COURT ORDER TO STOP THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ILLEGAL TARIFFS Raoul Joins Coalition to Halt Increasing Prices and Inflicting Economic Chaos Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with 12 attorneys general, today filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in the coalition's lawsuit to halt implementation of President Trump's illegal tariffs. The motion se more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR BLOCKING ACCESS TO EDUCATION FUNDS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR BLOCKING ACCESS TO EDUCATION FUNDS Illinois Would Be Losing Access to More Than $77 Million in Essential Fund Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 17 states secured a preliminary injunction today against the Trump administration in an ongoing lawsuit to restore access to critical U more PR

Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Order to Stop the Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Order to Stop the Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs # Joins Motion Filed by 12 Attorneys General to Halt Illegal Tariffs that are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to halt more PR

Attorney General Tong Wins Court Order Protecting Federal Agencies Supporting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Workers (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Wins Court Order Protecting Federal Agencies Supporting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Workers (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong this week won a court order stopping the Trump administration from dismantling three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minorit more PR

California sues Trump administration for illegally withholding billions in bipartisan infrastructure funds: 'Another Trump gift to China' (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, May 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California sues Trump administration for illegally withholding billions in bipartisan infrastructure funds: 'Another Trump gift to China' SACRAMENTO -- Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced today that a multi-state lawsuit was filed in federal court challenging actions taken by President Trump's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to thwart Congress's $5 billio more PR

Del. A.G. Jennings Wins Court Order Protecting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Workers (10)
DOVER, Delaware, May 8 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * AG Jennings Wins Court Order Protecting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Workers Attorney General Jennings today won a court order stopping the Trump administration from dismantling three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide. In April, AG Jennings joi more PR

Education Minnesota Applauds the Class of 2024 for the Highest Graduation Rate on Record (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 8 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Education Minnesota applauds the Class of 2024 for the highest graduation rate on record ST. PAUL, Minn. May 7, 2025 - Education Minnesota congratulates the high school class of 2024 for graduating at the highest rate on record, said Education Minnesota President Denise Specht on Wednesday after the state released the new data. "These Minnesota students overcame the disruptions and dis more PR

Governor Healey Welcomes Consul General of the People's Republic of China Chen Li to Massachusetts (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Welcomes Consul General of the People's Republic of China Chen Li to Massachusetts Boston -- Governor Maura Healey today welcomed Ambassador H.E. Chen Li, Consul General of the Peoples Republic of China in New York, to the Massachusetts State House. "Today we welcomed Ambassador H.E. Chen Li to Massachusetts. We discussed our shared economic and cultural ties, and our more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Sues To Stop Illegal Termination of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues To Stop Illegal Termination of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding BALTIMORE, MD (May 7, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding for electric vehicle infrastructure. Unless the courts check the president's overrea more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Wins Court Order Protecting Federal Agencies Supporting Libraries, Museums, Universities, Workers, and Small Business (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Wins Court Order Protecting Federal Agencies Supporting Libraries, Museums, Universities, Workers, and Small Business BALTIMORE MD (May 7, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown won a court order that stops the Trump administration from dismantling three federal agencies that provide services and funding to public libraries and museums, small businesses,  more PR

N.M. A.G. Raul Torrez Seeks Court Order to Immediately Stop Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 8 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Seeks Court Order to Immediately Stop Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs Albuquerque, NM - Today, Attorney General Raul Torrez joined a coalition of Attorneys General in filing a preliminary injunction to halt implementation of President Trump's illegal tariffs. The motion seeks a court order immediately pausing the tariffs imposed wit more PR

Ore. A.G. Dan Rayfield Seeks Court Order to Stop the Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs (10)
SALEM, Oregon, May 8 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Seeks Court Order to Stop the Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs Attorney General Dan Rayfield today led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to halt implementation of President Trump's illegal tariffs. The motion seeks a court order pausing the tariffs imposed under four of President Trump's executiv more PR

Ore. A.G. Dan Rayfield Sues to Stop Illegal Termination of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding (10)
SALEM, Oregon, May 8 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield sues to stop illegal termination of federal electric vehicle infrastructure funding Oregon needs five times the number of EV chargers to keep up with demand Attorney General Dan Rayfield is filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding for electric vehicle infrastructure. Unless the cour more PR

Pa. Agriculture Secretary: ICYMI - Shapiro Administration Stands Up for PA Farmers, Food Banks, and Families in Need (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding issued the following news on May 6, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Shapiro Administration Stands Up for PA Farmers, Food Banks, and Families in Need On March 25th, Secretary Redding submitted a formal appeal over the unlawful cancellation of $13 million awarded to Pennsylvania through the USDA's Local Food Purchasing Assistance (LFPA) program. The Shapiro Administration has heard directly from farmers and food banks in more PR

R.I. A.G. Neronha Joins Coalition to Stop Trump Administration's Illegal Termination of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 8 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Attorney General Neronha joins coalition to stop Trump Administration's illegal termination of federal electric vehicle infrastructure funding Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally-approved funding for elec more PR