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BOSTON — Massachusetts is among a group of states suing the Trump administration over threats to pull federal sexual education funding from curricula focusing on gender identities.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Oregon by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and 16 other Democrats, alleges that new conditions imposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to receive the grant funding violate federal law, the separation of powers and Congress’ spending power.
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By Christian M. Wade | Statehouse Reporter
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