‘Complete confusion’: Oregon state leaders respond to Trump’s attempt to freeze federal funds
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Attorney General Dan Rayfield hosted a press conference at the State Library on Tuesday in response to President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze some federal funding.
State officials lambaste Trump for freezing federal funds to Oregon ‘to advance his political agenda’
Trump has suddenly severed federal funding, which is an overreach of powers, the governor and attorney general say
Gov. Kotek says Trump administration's funding freeze affects Medicaid, Head Start programs
In a Tuesday press briefing with the governor, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Democratic-led states will file a lawsuit by end of day.
Oregon officials in the dark about federal funding freeze
Confusion spread in Oregon on Tuesday as state officials and others who rely on federal funding sought to learn how the Trump administration’s sweeping funding freeze affects them.
Oregon joins lawsuit while state officials scramble to respond to President Trump’s order freezing federal funds
Oregon and 22 other states are suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze to many federal payments, leaving state agencies unable to access reimbursements for Medicaid and child care programs and sending state officials scrambling to determine the total effect.
Oregon leaders scramble to decipher Trump order on federal grant funding
A directive to freeze federal aid was widely decried by Democrats, but there was little clarity on what it will actually do.
Oregon AG says lawsuit coming to challenge Trump's order pausing federal funding
Gov. Tina Kotek urged Oregonians to keep using services such as Medicaid and Head Start as usual, and not delay care.
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