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Washington sues over drastic shift in federal housing aid
SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown says the Trump administration’s attempt to reprioritize billions of dollars in housing aid for people with disabilities is a policy that “comes straight out of a Charles Dickens story.”
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner says reforms are needed to fix what he describes as a “Biden-era slush fund.”
These clashing perspectives will soon be tested in federal court.
Washington and other states on Tuesday sued the Trump administration, challenging changes it made this month to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care program.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/25/washington-sues-over-drastic-shift-in-federal-housing-aid/