OLYMPIA, Washington, July 21 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown files lawsuit to block federal restrictions on public benefits * SEATTLE - Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the federal administration to stop its unlawful attempt to restrict access to critical health, education, and social service programs. Earlier this month, in a chaotic reversal of agency policy, the a more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Lawsuit To Block Federal Restrictions On To Public Benefits * BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration to stop its unlawful attempt to restrict access to critical health, education, and social service programs. Earlier this month, in a chaotic more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Slams USDA Proposal to Share Sensitive Data of SNAP Participants * OAKLAND \- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 14 attorneys general, slammed the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about millions of food stamp recipients, as well as its proposal to shar more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over Cruel Directive Unlawfully Restricting Access to Head Start, Other Public Benefit Programs * Statute and longstanding federal policy have allowed access, regardless of immigration status, to specific community programs, including those deemed necessary for protection of life or safety OAKLAND - California Attorney General Ro more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 21 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Block Federal Restrictions on Public Benefits * Programs Impacted Include Head Start, Title X Family Planning, Community Health Centers, Among Others Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration to stop its unlawful attempt to restrict access to critical  more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration for Gutting Critical Social Services * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the federal administration to stop its unlawful attempt to gut lifesaving health, education, and social service programs for low-income families. Earlier this month, in a chaotic reversa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Files Lawsuit to Block Federal Restrictions on Public Benefits * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the federal administration to stop its unlawful attempt to restrict access to critical health, education, and social service programs (PDF). Earlier this month, in a chaotic reversal of agency pol more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel on Court Upholding Preliminary Injunction Blocking the Dismantling of HHS * LANSING - On Friday, the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island denied a motion by the Trump Administration to vacate a preliminary injunction secured by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 1 9 other attorneys general to stop the dismantling o more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT TO BLOCK FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC BENEFITS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of state attorneys general, sued the Trump administration to stop its unlawful attempt to restrict access to critical health, education and social service programs. Earlier this month, the administration issued notices prohibiti more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Files Lawsuit to Block Federal Restrictions on Public Benefits * (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the federal administration to stop its unlawful attempt to restrict access to critical health, education, and social service programs. Earlier this month, in a chaotic reversal of  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 22 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Commissioner Wilton Simpson Applauds U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' Announcement of $675 Million in Disaster Relief for Florida Agriculture FELDA, FL - Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson applauded U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' announcement of more than $675 million in federal block grant fun more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 22 -- The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * ICYMI: OTDA Commissioner Barbara C. Guinn and Senator Roxanne J. Persaud's Op-Ed in Empire Report: Republicans' Callous Actions Undermine Snap While Harming New Yorkers in Need As New York and other states begin to grapple with the historic cuts to vital federal safety net programs recently enacted by President Trump and the Republican-led Con more PR