Wisconsin joins lawsuit to stop Trump Administration from withholding federal investments [Video]

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) – Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul have announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of states in a lawsuit to immediately stop a new Trump Administration policy aimed at unilaterally forcing all federal agencies to stop nearly all federal assistance and grant and loan funding that support kids, families, and communities in Wisconsin and across our country.

The Trump Administration’s new policy would put federal benefits and investments that provide health and childcare services, support public schools, combat hate crimes and violence against women, and provide life-saving disaster relief to states, among other critical programs, at risk.

According to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Wisconsin is estimated to receive $28.2 billion in appropriated federal investments over the 2023-25 biennium.

Gov. Evers sent a letter to President Trump earlier on Tuesday urging him to reconsider the new policy, arguing that “these actions could have disastrous consequences for the people of Wisconsin and our state.”

“This …