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I know you have a lot of questions; I have a lot of questions because not one damn person thought this through,
Walz said
We’re going to need some courage,
Walz saidShame on you” for staying silent about the freeze
He also called out Republican governors, sayingDonald Trump’s reckless action cut off funding to law enforcement, farmers, child care and veterans’ health care,
Walz said Tuesday at a news conferenceThis temporary pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs and determine the best uses of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the President’s priorities,
the memo read
I will use the president’s long-recognised impoundment power to squeeze the bloated federal bureaucracy for massive savings.”
As a 2024 presidential candidate, Trump saidThe current action would clearly seem to start the clock ticking on such a broader fight,
Whittington said
This is an attempt by Donald Trump to seize power,
said Democratic Senator for Connecticut Chris Murphy, who joined Schumer at the news conference
We’re getting panicked calls,
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said during a January 28 news conferenceRegardless of whether the administration is willing to claim that this pause can be justified by some broader presidential impoundment power, it would seem to run afoul of the statutory framework that Congress put in place to manage any spending delays,
he 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
How 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 Radio
I don’t know what we’ll take from the incoming administration,
Healey said at a press conference unveiling her budget last weekThe House will continue to monitor the situation as it develops,
he said in a statementThis 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 said
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