The Trump administration is pulling back around seven-million-dollars in public safety funding from Massachusetts.
The Department of Homeland Security has reduced the state's grant funding for the year from 22-million-dollars to 15-million.
Governor Maura Healey says the move is political, and pledged the state will head to court to have the money restored.
"President Trump and Secretary Noem just made every community in Massachusetts and in states across the country less safe. Our cities and towns use this grant funding to keep their residents safe from threats and support law enforcement,” said Governor Healey. “ President Trump is playing politics with our public safety, and he’s using these funding cuts to punish those who disagree with him. He needs to restore the funding that we are owed.”
She says cities and towns count on this money to protect residents and support law enforcement.
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