By DEVNA BOSE, Related Press Well being Author
President Donald Trump’s administration should put the brakes on slashing billions in federal cash for public well being departments, a federal choose stated Friday.
U.S. District Choose Mary McElroy in Rhode Island granted the preliminary injunction request within the lawsuit introduced final by a coalition of Democrat-led states. She had granted a short lived restraining order final month within the case.
The lawsuit filed April 1 by 23 states and the District of Columbia sought to instantly halt $11 billion in cuts, alleging that it could decimate public well being infrastructure throughout the nation. The cash, allotted by Congress in the course of the pandemic, supported COVID-19 initiatives and psychological well being and substance abuse efforts.
The injunction solely applies to the states concerned within the lawsuit. The federal authorities should file documentation that they’re complying with the order by Tuesday night.
Well being departments throughout the nation have stated they’ve laid off staff after the Trump administration started to clawback the cash in late March.
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