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Multi-state lawsuit challenges $1B in federal education grant cuts

Fifteen state attorneys general are suing to halt the U.S. Department of Education’s planned cuts to school-based mental health grant funding.

Published Jul 14, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT | WFMZZ

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 14 other state attorneys general in a multi-state lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Department of Education from cutting funding for school-based mental health grants. The action challenges approximately $1 billion in federal education grant reductions that would affect school mental health programs.

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