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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read More
Courts
Christian school sues Maine for ‘poison pill’ attempt to dodge school choice rulingDespite losing its case in the U.S. Supreme Court, Maine is still attempting to discriminate against Christian schools, a lawsuit claims. Two years after the high court condemned… Read More
Public Education
Maine’s once-great public schools have fallen behind, research revealsOnce the premier state for public education, Maine has since fallen to below the middle of the pack. The Maine Policy Institute (MPI) set out to discover why. Read More
Elections
Maine OKs Democrat-led effort to ditch Electoral College(The Center Square) — Maine lawmakers are moving toward joining a Democrat-led multi-state compact that calls for scrapping the Electoral College system to elect presidents. The state Legislature… Read More
Culture
Maine ‘abortion rights’ amendment proposal fails to get on ballotEfforts to enshrine a pro-abortion amendment into Maine’s state constitution failed Monday after Senate Republicans unanimously voted against the proposal, ensuring it didn’t get the supermajority required to pass. Read More
Government
‘Totalitarian’ bill would establish Maine as sanctuary state for abortions, trans surgeries(The Daily Signal) – A Democrat-led bill seeks to establish a legal right to abortions, transgender surgeries, and hormonal treatments in Maine, and protect… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Maine lawmaker: Governor building ‘Taj Mahal’ homeless shelters(The Center Square) — Republican lawmakers in Maine are accusing Democratic Gov. Janet Mills of secretly paying for housing and other public benefits for migrants as part of an… Read More
Government
Maine quashes trans trafficking bill 12-0 with liberal sponsors joining to flip kill switchA joint committee in the Maine Legislature voted to kill a measure that would hand over to state courts custody of children for the purposes of sex change medicine. Read More