From WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com …
— Attorney General Josh Kaul joined his 26th lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration over new restrictions on health, education and social service programs.
The Trump administration has issued new restrictions on safety net programs like Head Start, Title IX family planning, adult education, mental health care and community health centers. These programs now might have to verify the immigration status of those they serve, with the risk of federal funding cuts.
The state Department of Justice says the new federal restrictions jeopardize more than $43 million in annual substance abuse and community mental health block grants going toward services in all 72 Wisconsin counties, 11 tribal nations and about 50 nonprofits.
“These changes threaten to put out of reach access to health care services and programs that help create opportunities for Wisconsinites,” Kaul said in a release yesterday. “The restrictions will damage the effectiveness of important programs and should be enjoined.”
Kaul said this is hurting programs that don’t have the infrastructure to immediately implement a new verification process. He said this is leaving programs at risk of losing key federal funding.
That includes community health centers as well as “critical” mental health and substance use services, the release shows. DOJ notes some providers are concerned they won’t be able to adjust their operations and may have to close.
Kaul joined the lawsuit filed yesterday along with 19 other states and the District of Columbia.
See more in the release below.
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