Culture
Maine town allows biological boy to play on youth girls’ basketball team under Human Rights ActA biological 8-year-old boy is allowed to compete on a girl’s youth basketball team under Maine law, a town select board ruled in a 3-2 vote Tuesday. A coalition… Read More
Culture
‘Madness’: Maine dads speak out against males in women’s sportsA group of Maine dads took to the polls Tuesday to garner support for their push to ban biological males from women’s spaces and sports. Read More
Courts
NH activist says she was fulfilling dying mother’s wish in voter fraud caseA New Hampshire woman accused of wrongful voting says she only requested an absentee ballot in her late mother’s name to honor her dying wish. However, the ballot request… Read More
Culture
Maine college gets Turning Point USA chapterSouthern Maine Community College has become the latest college in Maine to host a Turning Point USA chapter. Both the school’s administration and the national organization recognized the… Read More
Homeschools
First Amendment violations? Maine town reviews ordinance barring homeschoolers from school boardA town in Maine is re-evaluating a proposed ordinance barring homeschool co-op operators or private-school employees from its district school board, with critics arguing such language violates First Amendment… Read More
Government
Maine won’t investigate school districts that align with federal order, challenge state transgender protectionsMaine’s human rights agency says it won’t take action against two school districts siding with President Donald Trump in his fight with Democratic Gov. Janet Mills over transgender student… Read More
Government
Maine lawmaker who called out transgender athlete has speaking privileges restoredMaine Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, had her speaking rights restored on Wednesday after being censured for four months over a social media post where she identified a transgender athlete… Read More
Culture
Watch: Riley Gaines calls on feds to pull funds from Maine and California over trans athletes in girls’ sportsWomen’s rights advocate Riley Gaines is calling for blue states that defy federal rules on transgender athletes to face consequences, suggesting Maine and California should be made examples. Read More
Culture
Watch: NBC Maine shocks with drag queen weather reportIn a slap in the face to viewers with family values, NBC’s News Center Maine had drag queen “Chartreuse Money” do the weather report on Saturday, in celebration of… Read More
Government
Democrat-led Maine House narrowly passes trans athlete banThe Maine House of Representatives has passed a ban on male transgender athletes competing in girls’ interscholastic sports, Maine Public Radio reports. Four Democrats… Read More
Public Education
Rising costs, falling enrollment lead Maine towns to consider leaving school districtsAs property values rise and public-school enrollment drops across Maine, several towns are considering steps to leave their current districts. “These withdrawals fit into a longstanding debate over… Read More
Courts
‘Victory for girls and free speech:’ Supreme Court sides with lawmaker censured for defending women’s sports(The Daily Signal) – The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Maine lawmaker who was censured for defending women’s sports from male intrusion. “This Supreme… Read More
Culture
Transgender track star’s parents both liberal college professorsThe parents of a transgender-identifying track state champ in Maine have something in common, the College Fix reports: They are both liberal college professors. Read More
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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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,… Read More