Wisconsin state agencies had received just about $1 million of the $128.7 million requested this week through online portals.
Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding the Trump Administration’s continued efforts aimed at withholding Wisconsin’s federal funds based on a new controversial policy aimed at unilaterally forcing all federal agencies to stop nearly all federal aid.
More than $17 billion, or 61%, of the federal aid the Wisconsin government receives goes to the state's Department of Health Services. The health department spends most of that amount on Medicaid programs, according to the state Legislature's nonpartisan fiscal bureau.
While the White House claimed to have rescinded the memo implementing the order it then made clear that the order itself—and possibly the freeze—are still in place.
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany held listening sessions Monday as Trump's White House acted to take budget power from Congress.
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Top Democrats on House and Senate appropriations committees wrote to OMB's acting head questioning the legality of the freeze.
Graduate students are facing uncertainty after the White House said a federal funding freeze remains in "full force and effect" despite it rescinding a controversial memo ordering
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A Monday night memo could affect programs in every state, from aid to nonprofits to small business loans and local government grants.
Trump’s short-lived federal grant freeze alarmed Milwaukee officials, risking millions in funding for roads, housing, and public services.