The California AG has announced that Wisconsin is one of 23 states that are being sued for blocking the implementation of a Trump administration to freeze certain federal costs, as it reviews whether the costs are in accordance with the president’s agenda.
The General Lawyer filed a lawsuit yesterday, seeking a temporary restraining order to block the note to take effect, a warning of the immediate damage to their countries. Meanwhile, Federal Judge in Washington, Colombia County, late this afternoon temporarily blocks the freezing of existing programs by Monday afternoon.
Earlier yesterday, the government of Dem Tony Evers sent a letter to President Donald Trump in search of a delay in the directive, warning that this could have “catastrophic consequences” for Wisconsin.
The order placed at the end of Monday and put into force yesterday is looking for a freezing of all federal grants and loans with exceptions to social security, Medicare and “payments to individuals”. The order sent the government and other employees to roll while trying to measure the impact.
The letter says that the costs have already been approved in the federal law, and although “we may not agree on many issues, we must be able to agree that following the law is critically important.”
“With very few details and specifics available, there is virtually no time for sufficient review and examination and so far there is no direct communication, countries are left to plan the most, and Wisconsinites and millions of Americans who are rightly worried and concerned about this unprecedented solution are left to search, “Evers writes.
During the White House media briefing, White House spokesman Carolyn Levitt said this move was not a federal assistance and programs, such as social security, Medicare and food brands, for example, would not be influenced.
“This administration, if you receive individual help from the federal government, you will still continue to receive this,” Levitt said. “However, this president’s responsibility and this administration are good taxpayer dollar managers.”
Shortly after the briefing, Levitus published on X that the administration was aware of the interruption of the portal on the Medicaid website. She added that no payments were influenced and the administration was expecting “the portal to return online soon”.
A civil servant said that in addition to the Medicaid website, Wisconsin employees have problems with access to portals for other programs, including a major start.
The legislative fiscal desk directly Bob Lang told Wispolitics that the agency would not be able to report the potential impact on Wisconsin only after the Trump administration provided more details. The administration sought to clarify the order yesterday was a pause on costs until agencies provide information to the management and budget for programs.
The state government receives $ 14.1 billion annually federal money, with 61% of it going to the Ministry of Health Services, which administers the Medicaid program.
The order can complicate the work of GUV by placing the final touches of its proposed budget for the binzium 2025-27.
Federal agencies were aimed at responding to the administration’s request by February 10, days before Evers launched its budget on February 18th.
The Joint Financing Committee, Mark Mark Rodin, R-Beaver Dam, and Howard Marlein, R-Spring Green, said in a statement: “The federal government regularly changes programs and policies; We will continue to monitor any actions that can influence Wisconsin’s budget. “
US representative Brian Steal, R-Janesville, also said he was reviewing the order and “looking to receive additional clarity to ensure that important local services are not influenced.”
Meanwhile, US Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, said “is already heard by my constituents who are worried about financing to be cut for cops and firefighters, child care, fontanil crisis, food for children and many more S “
“I want to be clear, the Democrats and the Republicans have passed laws that provide this funding for our children, families and communities and to tear it apart is an unconstitutional grip of power. I’ll fight him every step, “she said.