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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Court sides with Denver over Trump administration's threats to withhold grant funding
DENVER (KDVR) — A Washington federal court granted Denver and other plaintiffs a preliminary injunction on Tuesday in their lawsuit against the Trump administration over threats to withhold grant funding for transportation programs and priorities. The court ruled the Trump administration is likely acting in violation of the Separation of Powers principle by 'attempting to condition disbursement of funds in part on grounds not authorized by Congress, but rather on Executive Branch policy.' Data: Income levels in Colorado among highest in the US, according to report 'The Court concludes that Plaintiffs are likely to prevail in their claim that in attemptingto impose the new funding conditions on recipients of the (Continuum of Care Program) funds, Defendants have run afoul of the Separation of Powers doctrine, and were acting in excess of statutory authority, and that under the (Administrative Procedure Act), those conditions must be set aside,' the order states. The judge overseeing the complaint also determined that the threat of losing out on funds itself constituted harm, writing, 'It is this looming risk itself that is the injury, and one that Plaintiffs are already suffering.' Denver Mayor Mike Johnston applauded the decision on Wednesday. 'Denver follows all laws — federal, state, and local — and it should not be so much to ask the White House to do the same,' Johnston said in a statement. 'We appreciate the court's swift and precise ruling protecting the federal funding that Denverites deserve,' said Johnston. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a memo in April to federal funding recipients, warning they could lose taxpayer dollars if they did not align with the Trump Administration's stance on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The memo also warned federal funding recipients could be cut off if they did not assist in the enforcement of federal immigration policy. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Times
02-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Trump Seeks to End Permanent Supportive Housing for the Chronically Homeless
While President Trump's budget proposal seeks significant cuts in spending on homelessness programs, its larger impact would come from changes in how the money is spent. With homelessness at record levels, the plan would increase money for emergency shelters but end aid for permanent supportive housing, the focus of a decades-long movement to serve society's most vulnerable. More than 300,000 people live in such housing, all chronically homeless and disabled. Many are veterans. Critics warn that the change would not only forestall the expansion of the permanent housing stock but force evictions of those it currently helps, who rely on the deep subsidies that the budget eliminates. 'This is counter to the stated goal of reducing street homelessness, because it's putting people back on the streets,' said Barbara Poppe, a consultant to local governments who worked on homelessness issues in the Obama administration. The Trump proposal would abolish two programs that finance long-term housing — the Continuum of Care Program and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS — and moves them into the Emergency Solutions Grant Program. That program finances short-term shelters and housing limited to two years. The proposed cut of $532 million amounts to a reduction of about 12 percent in combined spending. But none of the remaining money can be spent on long-term housing, which supporters see as the most important safety net. Permanent supportive housing emerged three decades ago as a solution to chronic homelessness, initially with bipartisan support. Under a philosophy called Housing First, it provides deeply subsidized housing and offers — but does not require clients to accept — services for addiction or mental illness. Proponents say it saves lives by getting chronically homeless people off the streets, where they die at high rates. But in recent years, some conservatives have called the approach permissive and said it fails to address the underlying problems many homeless people face. Some blame it for recent surges in the unhoused population. Many people come to permanent supportive housing after a decade or more on the streets. In limiting their housing aid to two years, the Trump plan does not address the question of what should happen after that.
