An executive order pausing federal funding has created confusion on what will and will not be affected. While a federal judge temporarily blocked the pause minutes before

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined other attorneys general in challenging Trump on that. She applauded a Ronald Reagan-appointed federal judge on Thursday, Jan. 23, for issuing a temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s order and declaring it “blatantly unconstitutional.”

Donald Trump said during the campaign that he'd fire federal workers who won't return to the office and also challenge a Biden-era deal on the issue.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $248 million to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as reimbursement for safety measures the state took during the pandemic.

Questions remained Tuesday about which programs would be covered by the federal funding pause announced Monday and which would not.

I can say it will have such a negative impact on the mental health of the transgender ... While Equality Michigan has no power to reverse any executive order Trump signs, Knott said she and ...

LANSING — Michigan's attorney general planned to sue Tuesday to stop a White House freeze on federal grants and loans, calling it an "absurd and unprecedented attack" on Medicaid, Head Start and other programs.

A move by President Donald Trump's budget office to at least temporarily halt federal aid to programs produced profound uncertainty on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from Democratic members of Michigan's congressional delegation and prompting the state's top law enforcement officer to join other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit.

Questions remained Tuesday about which programs would be covered by the federal funding pause announced Monday and which would not.

Federal agencies must stop disbursing financial assistance starting at 5 p.m. today under a new budget directive, threatening funding for providers and creating significant uncertainty for Medicaid payments to states.

Democrats warned that Trump’s latest order could harm programs used by millions of Americans, including early childhood programs, and food and rent assistance.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed 19 commonsense, bipartisan bills to make Michigan schools, homes, and communities safer. She also signed an executive order to ensure the diverse needs of Michigan’s students and educators are represented on the new School Safety and Mental Health Commission.