Around New England

Trump Can Withhold Federal Grant Funds To Massachusetts Cities That Disobey Federal Immigration Laws, Court Rules

Matthew McDonald

A federal court has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration is allowed to withhold law enforcement grant money to jurisdictions in seven states that are refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, including three New England states.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on Wednesday, February 26 overruled a lower court that said the administration had to release funding it is withholding from communities in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Washington, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Rhode Island, according to Reuters.

Why Some Gave Significant Cash To Deval Patrick’s Presidential Campaign
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Why Some Gave Significant Cash To Deval Patrick’s Presidential Campaign

Tom Joyce

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's presidential campaign did not go very far. But he raised an impressive amount of money for it.

The Democrat started his campaign with an announcement on November 14, never rose in the polls, and dropped out after getting less than one-half of 1 percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary on February 11 – 58 days later.

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