Attorney General Mayes today announced that a coalition of 24 states won a key ruling Friday declaring that the Trump Administration illegally misused its regulatory authority to unlawfully pull billions of dollars in federal funding that Congress had set aside for crucial state programs and services.

"Arizonans depend on federal funding for everything from clean drinking water to lifesaving medical research, and the Trump Administration has no legal authority to rip that funding away on a whim. This ruling makes clear that the President cannot use a five-word regulatory loophole to override Congress and cut off billions of dollars that our state has already been promised. My office will continue fighting to protect Arizona’s funding and hold this Administration accountable when it breaks the law." – AG Mayes