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Feds investigating Maine for allegedly hiding students’ transgender identity from parents

By Christopher Burns on Mar 28, 2025 11:01 am
Education Secretary Linda McMahon called those school district policies "illegal and immoral."
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Poll: Mainers want transgender athletes barred from competing under their gender identity

By Ethan Andrews on Mar 27, 2025 05:48 pm
Sixty-four percent of respondents voiced opposition to transgender female athletes competing in women’s sports, versus 29 percent in support.
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Susan Collins voted for Donald Trump’s budget chief. Now she doesn’t like his cuts.

By Billy Kobin on Mar 27, 2025 02:13 pm
Russell Vought, the architect of “Project 2025,” has advocated for Trump’s aggressive cuts to government agencies and going around Congress on certain spending decisions.
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Maine loses $91 million in COVID-era funds under Donald Trump’s new cuts

By Billy Kobin on Mar 27, 2025 01:15 pm
The federal grants also helped with tracking, preventing and controlling infectious diseases such as bird flu and measles.
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UMaine pauses new financial offers to grad students amid funding uncertainty

By Billy Kobin on Mar 27, 2025 12:06 pm
That comes as the Legislature has kept support for the university flat and the Trump administration has frozen and unfrozen funds.
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Maine school district won’t sign Trump’s Title IX agreement

By Marie Weidmayer on Mar 27, 2025 11:39 am
Both Maine School Administrative District 51 and the MPA will continue to follow Maine state law and the Maine Human Rights Act, they said.
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Department of Health and Human Services will cut 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan

By The Associated Press on Mar 27, 2025 11:11 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will eliminate 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan, it announced Thursday. Overall, the agency, which is responsible for monitoring infectious diseases, inspecting foods and hospitals and overseeing health insurance programs for nearly half the country, says it will decrease its workforce […]
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