PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a multistate lawsuit to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to provide essential services to millions of Americans. The new policy, issued by the President's Office of Management and Budget (OMB), puts an indefinite pause on the majority of federal assi more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit, Seeks Immediate Court Order to Block Sweeping OMB Directive Freezing up to $3 Trillion in Vital Federal Funding New OMB directive would pause funding for disaster recovery, as well as public health, education, and public safety programs SACRAMENTO -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in fi more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * New Trump Administration policy could block billions in federal funding for healthcare, public schools, law enforcement, and disaster relief, among other key programs * * * Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of states in a lawsuit to immediately stop a new Trump Administration policy aimed at unilaterally forcing all federal agencies to stop nearly all federal assistance and grant more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 29 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * New Trump Administration Policy Would Block Trillions in Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and other Essential State Programs * * * Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of states in a lawsuit to immediately stop a new Trump Administration policy aimed at unilaterally forcing all federal agencies to stop nearly all federal assist more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 29 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * New Trump Administration Policy Would Block Trillions in Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and Other Essential State Programs * * * Attorney General Anne Lopez today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to pro more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 29 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Program advances excellence in public service leadership * * * Governor JB Pritzker and the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) announced the participants selected for the 2025 cohort of the Governor's Office Academy of Leadership (G.O.A.L.) program. The highly competitive program serves as a professional development opportunity for mid-level leaders across State government, reaffirming Illinois' commitment t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states in November 2024 January 28, 2025 Job openings rates increased in 2 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 46 states and the District of Columbia in November 2024. The national job openings rate (4.8 percent) was little changed over the month. The increases in job openings rates occurred in North Carolina (+0.9 percentage point) and Cali more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * New Trump Administration Policy Would Block Trillions in Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and other Essential State Programs * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country re more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * NC Would Lose Billions for Western NC Recovery and Crime Prevention * * * Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government's freeze on grants and funding. Attorney General Jackson and 22 attorneys general asked the federal court for an immediate temporary restraining order to prevent the freeze from going into effect. Attorney General Jeff Jackson shared the following  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-leads a coalition of 23 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to provide essential services to millions of Americans. The action has been filed in United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. EP 774) entitled "Passenger Rail Advisory Committee Vacancy": * * * ACTION: Notice of vacancy on the Passenger Railroad Advisory Committee (PRAC) and solicitation of nominations. SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) hereby gives notice of a vacancy on the PRAC for a representative from a state that provides funding for intercity passenger rail. The Board is soliciting nominations from the public for more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release: * * * Vermont and 22 Other States Sue to Protect Federal Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and other Essential State Programs from Presidential Overreach * * * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont and 22 other states have challenged President Donald Trump's Office of Management & Budget's order freezing federal grants and loans. The coalition argues that this order violates the U.S.  more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 29 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Washington state today joined 21 other states suing the Trump administration over its illegal freeze of broad swaths of federal financial assistance, which directly threatens the health and safety of Washingtonians reliant on a variety of federally funded programs by potentially withholding billions in funds from the state. The direction issued Monday by the federal Office of Management and Budget to pause financial more PR