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16 Democratic AGs sue Trump admin over $1 billion cut to school mental health grants

Sixteen Democratic AGs sue Trump admin over $1 billion in cuts to school mental health grants. The lawsuit accuses the Department of Education of unlawfully terminating bipartisan federal funding for school-based mental health programs.

Sixteen Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration over $1 billion in cuts to school mental health grants, accusing the Department of Education of unlawfully terminating bipartisan federal funding for such programs. The states claim that the funding was intended to support schools' efforts to address student mental health needs and were terminated without public input or transparency. The lawsuit seeks to reverse the cuts and restore the funding. The Trump administration has maintained that it had the authority to reprogram the funds for other priorities.

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