How many court actions does it take to stave off a Trump-led fiscal attack on a state he considers too blue? The answer may be unknowable. But in the case of an attempt to freeze billions of dollars in federal funds that help kids and their families, including those in California, it is at least two.
At stake is roughly $10 billion spread across five states, an estimated $5 billion of that in California alone. The money funds programs that allow the states to subsidize some of the costs of child care for struggling families who qualify, enabling those parents to go to work or school.
