Keith Ellison joins lawsuit against Trump administration over frozen education funds in Minnesota

Attorney General Keith Ellison broadcasted Monday that Minnesota has joined a coalition of attorneys general and two states in suing the Trump administration over alleged frozen funding administered by the U S Department of Schooling Over million in development funding for Minnesota is considered to be frozen by President Donald Trump s administration and billion total across the country according to a press release from Ellison s office on Monday The attorneys general argue that the funding freezes violate the Antideficiency Act the Impoundment Control Act the constitutional separation of powers doctrine and the Presentment Clause and ask for the release of the coaching funds Donald Trump s Department of Development is pulling the rug out from under Minnesota students by cutting school funding without warning and right before the start of the school year and they are violating the law by doing so Ellison reported in the Monday press release Minnesota now has million total federal funds at hazard and has had million in federal funding permanently cancelled since Trump took office in January according to Minnesota Management and Budget s daily summary Ellison is joined by attorneys general of California Colorado Massachusetts Rhode Island Arizona Connecticut Delaware the District of Columbia Hawaii Illinois Maine Maryland Michigan Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Oregon Vermont Washington and Wisconsin as well as the states of Kentucky and Pennsylvania We have repeatedly inquired our federal partners for timely delivery of appropriated investments on which Minnesota students rely Willie Jett Minnesota Department of Teaching commissioner revealed in a press release Career and technical coaching after-school programs English language courses and mentor training that strengthen our schools workforce and communities are now at vulnerability in every corner of our state Related Articles When do big beautiful megabill changes go into effect Employees at the nation s consumer financial watchdog say it s become toothless under Trump Trump and Sen Dave McCormick organization up to promote potential investments in Pennsylvania Weeklong burglary trial for Minnesota Sen Nicole Mitchell begins Voting in Wisconsin s governor s race is a year away but the ads are starting