Attorney General Mayes responded to official confirmation that the U.S. Department of Education has released previously withheld education funding to Arizona. Attorney General Mayes joined a coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s abrupt and unlawful decision to freeze this funding earlier this month. “The Trump administration’s unlawful freeze of these critical funds threw the start of the school year into chaos in Arizona. School leaders had to scramble to see how they could make up for millions in lost funding. Teachers and aides worried if their jobs were in jeopardy. And students and families were left wondering what would happen to after school programs. I am proud to have sued Donald Trump on their behalf to secure the funding our schools are legally owed and protect our communities from the consequences of this illegal overreach.” – AG Mayes