Courts
Maine state rep appeals censure ruling after her public defense of fairness in girls’ sportsMaine state Rep. Laurel Libby filed an emergency appeal with the First Circuit Court of Appeals this week in response to another ruling upholding her censure in the Maine House… Read More
Culture
Biological male to compete against Bill Belichick’s girlfriend in Miss Maine USA beauty pageantFormer NFL coach Bill Belichick’s 24-year-old girlfriend is facing off against a man in this year’s Miss Maine USA contest. Isabelle St. Cyr, also 24, is a transgender-identifying male from… Read More
Government
DOJ sues Maine over state’s refusal to enforce ban on males in female sports(Daily Caller News Foundation) – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Maine after it refused several… Read More
Government
Maine sues USDA for pausing nonessential funding over transgender athletesMaine is doubling down on allowing transgender athletes to compete against girls. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey filed a complaint in a Bangor federal court on Monday, arguing that the… Read More
Government
USDA says it’s freezing some Maine funding over transgender athlete battleMaine is facing further consequences for allowing male transgender-identifying athletes to compete in women’s sports. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this week it has frozen some funding for… Read More
Politics
Maine secretary of state who tried to keep Trump off the ballot running for governorA politician who attempted to remove President Donald Trump from the Maine 2024 Republican primary ballot wants to be governor of the blue state. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows last week… Read More
Government
Maine won’t comply with Trump on trans athletes, even though most Mainers oppose males in girls’ sportsTen days after the Trump administration singled out Maine for allowing men in women’s sports, the liberal state is refusing to comply with federal policy. Earlier this month, the U.S. Read More
Politics
Trans lawmaker says Dems should welcome differing views of transgenderismRep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, doesn’t want to see the Democratic Party lose support due to an overly dogmatic approach to transgender issues. McBride, a transgender woman and the first transgender… Read More
Public Education
Maine girl who finished second to transgender athlete for state title says her dream was ‘unfairly shattered’After finishing second to a transgender-identifying athlete for a state championship, one Maine girl is speaking out. Freeport High senior Kessa Benner recently penned an op-ed… Read More
Government
Trump admin pauses funding for University of Maine due to state’s transgender athlete policyPresident Donald Trump made a promise – and he’s keeping it. After vowing to withhold federal funding from Maine due to the state allowing male transgender-identifying athletes to compete… Read More
Gender Identity
California governor comes out against trans athletes in girls’ sports as Trump admin finds Maine policy violates federal law(The Heartlander) — As the Trump administration goes after states that allow males to compete in women’s sports, one of America’s most liberal governors has suddenly come out against the… Read More
Government
Maine Republicans back censured rep as national support for protecting girls’ sports growsAfter Maine Democrats censured a Republican lawmaker for opposing transgender-identifying athletes competing in girls’ sports, the GOP is fighting back with a messaging bill. State Rep. Liz Caruso, R-Caratunk,… Read More
Government
Maine House censures rep who called out transgender athlete, strips her voting rights and demands apologyA Republican in the Maine House of Representatives can no longer vote on legislation – for now. The Maine House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn,… Read More
Culture
California girls’ basketball team trounced in playoff game without transgender playerA girls’ high school basketball team was without its best player in the playoffs and it lost badly. San Francisco Waldorf School was without star player Henry Hanlon, a… Read More
Government
Trump promises to withhold federal funding from Maine after trans athlete wins two girls’ track state titlesPresident Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal funding from Maine amid reports that a transgender-identifying athlete won two state titles at a girls’ indoor track and field state championship… Read More
Public Education
Maine transgender cross country runner named to girls’ all-state teamA transgender-identifying girls’ cross-country runner was recently named to an all-state team in Maine, one of many decorations the athlete has received in high school girls’ athletics. Maine Trust for… Read More
Public Education
Maine public university gender studies prof to teach course about bathroomsA public university in Maine will offer a course about bathrooms in the new year, taught by a gender studies professor. University of Maine at Augusta is offering the class, “An… Read More
Public Education
Parents outraged Maine school clinic could give students confidential ‘reproductive health care’(The Daily Signal) – A Maine high school may open a new health clinic that would give students confidential “reproductive health care.” At other school-based health centers, that term has… Read More
Government
Gov. Mills’ admin accused of paying Maine news outlet $120K for positive coverageThe nonprofit news group that owns the Portland Press Herald received nearly $120,000 to publish what critics call flattering state-sponsored articles about the Democratic administration’s use of federal education dollars. Read More
Public Education
Maine draws criticism for concealing pre-pandemic data on student performanceIs Maine concealing data on student learning loss after the pandemic? A research organization has criticized the state for not making data on student achievement and other metrics publicly available,… Read More