Trump's attempted funding freeze stirs confusion and rebukes from WA leaders
The Trump administration’s move to freeze swaths of federal spending drew backlash Tuesday from Washington’s Democratic leaders, as the state faced the threat of either losing or experiencing delays with billions of dollars built into its budget.
State lawmakers and other officials said the situation further complicates this year’s already difficult budget-writing process, while Gov. Bob Ferguson predicted that the courts would determine President Donald Trump is overstepping his executive powers. Washington U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, derided Trump’s action as “brazen and illegal.”
Later in the day, a federal judge in the District of Columbia agreed to temporarily block the freeze at least until Feb. 3. This came in response to a lawsuit by the National Council of Nonprofits, the American Public Health Association, and other groups.
Meanwhile, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced that the state joined 21 other states in a separate suit against the Trump administration over the attempted funding pause.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/01/28/trumps-attempted-funding-freeze-stirs-confusion-and-rebukes-from-wa-leaders/