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County staff brief commissioners on temporary federal grants pause and related litigation

2214921 · February 3, 2025
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County budget staff and counsel briefed the Riley County Commission about a brief White House/OMB pause on federal grants, subsequent litigation and a federal temporary restraining order; staff said reimbursements are the norm for grants and the county is monitoring risks to several programs.

Riley County budget and finance staff and the county counselor briefed the commission on Feb. 3 about a recent, short-lived White House/Office of Management and Budget memorandum that sought a temporary pause on federal financial assistance and the litigation that followed.

Britney Phillips, Riley County budget and finance officer, told commissioners that on Jan. 22 the White House issued OMB memorandum M-25-13 pausing certain federal financial assistance, and that later litigation produced a temporary restraining order that…

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