Shapiro sues Trump over impact of funding freeze on Pennsylvania

(90.5 WESA) Amid a tumultuous period in which the Trump Administration has sought sweeping and sudden halts in federal programs, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday challenged the cuts in court, demanding that the White House restore more than $1 billion in federal funds the state expected.

The 38-page lawsuit, filed in federal court, asks a judge to declare the freeze unconstitutional, and to prevent the administration from “freezing, pausing, conditioning, or otherwise interfering with, the disbursement of any congressionally appropriated funds that have been obligated to the Pennsylvania agencies.”

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