Kentucky is joining 22 other states and the District of Columbia in challenging the Trump Administration over its decision to freeze $3.6 million in previously approved grants administered by the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet to support efforts tied to Unemployment Insurance. The funds were appropriated by Congress, and the freeze violates federal statutory and regulatory requirements, according to the governor’s office. “In Kentucky, about $3.6 million in federal grants are being illegally withheld. The lawsuit also seeks to protect about $4.2 million in remaining at-risk funding that Kentucky was awarded, including federal money that supports disaster relief jobs and employment, as well as training services for those affected by severe flooding. Beshear joined the lawsuit in his official capacity as Governor, along with Kansas Gov.