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County staff: judge's preliminary court action affected a multi-state funding freeze; heat program operating
Summary
County staff told the committee a large multi-state freeze affected federal funds but said recent court action changed the status and federal funds were being released; staff also said the local heat-assistance program opened Dec. 1 and is issuing emergency assistance to eligible clients.
A county staff speaker told the committee that a large five-state freeze of federal funds — discussed in the meeting as roughly "$10,000,000,000" in total — was the subject of recent court action. "On Friday late evening, the judge has signed a prelim injunction and stay or, was granted," the speaker said, characterizing the court involvement that affected fund flows.
Later in the discussion, staff said…
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