Colorado joins 19 states in lawsuit against Health and Human Services cuts

Colorado joins 19 states in lawsuit against Health and Human Services cuts

Colorado is joining 19 states and Washington, D.C. in filing a lawsuit to challenge recent cuts made to the U.S. Health and Human Services.

19 States and D.C. Sue Trump Admin for Massive HHS Layoffs that Brought Agency to a "Sudden Halt"

Over a dozen states sued the Trump administration Monday for laying off thousands of Health and Human Services staffers, urging a court to reverse job cuts that they argue brought work at large swaths of the Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-led health agency to a “sudden halt.” The lawsuit — filed in Rhode Island federal court by New York, California, 17 other states and Washington, D.C. — claims the Trump administration has sought to “dismantle” HHS throu…