The Trump administration has taken back nearly $7 million in public safety funding from Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday, decrying the move as political while the state's attorney general sues to get it back.

State officials said the Department of Homeland Security informed them Saturday that it was reducing Massachusetts' Homeland Security Grant Program funding from $22.2 million to $15.3 million, days before the end of the fiscal year. The funding would go to the Boston Regional Intelligence Center and other public safety programs, according to Healey's office.

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"Our cities and towns use this grant funding to keep their residents safe from threats and support law enforcement," Healey said in a stateme

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