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City attorney outlines federal litigation over grant freezes; city currently accessing reimbursements
Summary
The city attorney and finance staff briefed the Madison Finance Committee on three categories of federal lawsuits challenging the executive branch's actions to pause or modify federal grants, and said the city currently has no frozen grants and is receiving FEMA reimbursements.
City attorneys and finance staff told the Madison Finance Committee on May 27 they are monitoring multiple federal lawsuits that could affect local grant funding but said that, as of the briefing, the city has no federal grants that are frozen or terminated.
City attorney update: Laura Manella of the city attorney’s office said her office is tracking three categories of federal litigation filed in federal court. The categories are (1) cases challenging the executive branch’s actions to freeze or terminate existing grants; (2) cases contesting forced amendments to grant terms and conditions; and (3) litigation about the validity and scope of nationwide injunctions that federal judges sometimes…
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