US Edition22 states sue to block Trump cuts to NIH research payments
- Attorneys General from 22 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to stop cuts in medical research funding, claiming it threatens public health and research budgets.
- The lawsuit challenges the National Institutes of Health's decision to cap indirect costs for research grants at 15%, which could significantly harm institutions' budgets.
- Senator Ed Markey stated that the funding cuts could negatively impact families concerned about diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer.
- The lawsuit seeks to block the policy, arguing it violates the Administrative Procedure Act and undermines existing contracts with research institutions.
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College towns like Pittsburgh in turmoil over Trump NIH reforms - Washington Examiner
A sweeping Trump administration policy to cut grants awarded to research universities by the National Institutes of Health could have substantial ripple effects through local economies that are largely dependent on the life sciences sector. The NIH announced on Friday that it would cap administrative overhead expenditures, also known as indirect costs, at 15% of all existing and new grant allocations, effective immediately. The move effectively…
Attorney General calls the decision to withdraw funds for research grants “draconian”
The Maryland Attorney General’s office, Anthony Brown, has joined a coalition of 22 Attorney Generals who are suing President Donald Trump’s administration for funding cuts that cut National Institutes of Health grants for universities and research institutions. Almost two dozen states filed a lawsuit on Monday to block the surprise cut of billions of dollars in medical research across the country by the National Institutes of Health, calling it…
Pritzker Issues Statement On Illinois Leading Lawsuit Against Trump's Federal Funding Cuts
CHICAGO – Gov. Pritzker released the following statement on the suit filed by 22 state attorneys general to prevent unlawful and damaging cuts to federal funding: “I am proud that Illinois and Attorney General Kwame Raoul are leading 22 other states in a suit to hold the Trump Administration accountable for undermining the rule of law. "I am grateful that the courts have already issued a temporary restraining order in response to the suit, recog…
Attorney General Raoul leads coalition defending funding for Medical and Public Health research
Attorneys General File Legal Challenge to Dramatic NIH Funding Cuts for Universities and Research Institutions Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general today to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully cutting Department of Health and Human Services and National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding that supports cutting-edge medical and public health […]
22 states sue Trump admin for 'indiscriminate' cuts to public health research funding
“These dangerous proposed cuts are indiscriminate and without purpose,” said Michigan AG Dana Nessle. NIH says “This change will save more than $4B a year effective immediately.”
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