Federal Officials Cite Fraud Concerns In Proposed Cuts Affecting Colorado and 3 Other States

By: Thelma Grimes | The Denver Gazette

The Trump’s administration is planning to withhold some public health and transportation money from a group of Democratic-led states, including Colorado.

The other states are California, Illinois and Minnesota.

Full details have not been released, including whether the states could take any steps to avoid losing the funding. Colorado has sued the White House or joined lawsuits filed by other states over similar efforts to withhold funding.

The federal government cited concerns over fraud and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars.

A spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Health and Human Services said the state learned of the potential cuts through the media and has not been formally notified by the federal agency.

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