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Gender-affirming care funding ban out of budget bill, but it still will devastate LGBTQ+ people
The Advocate
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July 1, 2025
Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on the federal budget stands to have a devastating effect on LGBTQ+ Americans — but at least the Senate version has removed a provision that would ban federal funding under Medicaid for gender-affirming care....
Maine State Wildlife Officials To Take Part In National ‘Dry Water’ Campaign This 4th
Q106.5 - Maine
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July 1, 2025
Members of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife are asking folks to stay safe and sober on Maine's waterways this 4th of July holiday. KaraGrubis KaraGrubis State game wardens and marine patrol officers will be hitting the water...
Maine International Film Festival less than two weeks away
WABI - Maine
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July 1, 2025
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Ten days filled with more than one hundred films is just ten days away for one downtown Waterville annual event and the staff is hard at work getting everything ready for it. The 28th Year of the Maine International Film...
Maine joins multi-state coalition suing Trump administration over school mental health funding cuts
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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July 1, 2025
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and a coalition of 15 other states are suing the US Department of Education over recent funding cuts for mental health services in K-12 schools. After the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Congress approved $1...
Trump administration is withholding over $6 billion in education grants for schools
LAist - California
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July 1, 2025
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. On Monday, the Trump administration notified...
Janet Mills will delay decision on limiting Maine police cooperation with ICE
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 1, 2025
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills will delay her decision on a proposal that pushes back against President Donald Trump’s policies by limiting Maine police and jails from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement officials in certain...
Bigelow Lab expansion aims to increase educational and research opportunities
News Center Maine
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July 1, 2025
Leaders hope the expansion will help propel advancements in science and potentially enhance the Bigelow Laboratory and Maine. BOOTHBAY, Maine — Looking upward from the edge of the river, the buildings are stunning. Four metal-and-glass structures...
Colorado joins 19 other states to stop transfer of Medicaid data to federal health and immigration agencies
Colorado Public Radio
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Colorado is joining a multistate coalition in a lawsuit to block the mass transfer of individual personal data to the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Attorney General Phil Weiser and his counterparts in 19...
Attorney General Campbell joins other states in lawsuit challenging Department of Education mental health funding cuts
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined 15 of her peers from across the country in a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the Department of Education for “illegally withholding congressionally approved funding for mental health...
More Maine schools have closed this year than in all of 2024
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 1, 2025
School closures across the state so far this year have surpassed the number for all of last year, according to new data from the Maine Department of Education. District leaders say declining enrollment, the difficulty of maintaining school...
States sue to stop Trump administration's use of health care data for immigration enforcement
KGW 8 - Oregon
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July 1, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and other state AGs sued to stop the sharing of personal health data with immigration enforcement authorities. PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon has joined another multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration, state...
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative central to Virginia governor’s race debate
Old Dominion News - Virginia
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July 1, 2025
Winsome Earle-Sears, Lt. Gov. for Virginia | XWinsome Earle-Sears, Lt. Gov. for Virginia | X The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has emerged as a central issue in Virginia's 2025 gubernatorial race, with discussions centering on the...
Colorado challenges Medicaid data transfer to ICE
Colorado Politics
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Colorado is joining a multi-state coalition in filing a lawsuit to challenge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to provide access to individual personal health data to the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and...
World Ocean School Announces 2025 Summer Marine Education Program
St. Thomas Source
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July 1, 2025
An ornate schooner with passengers aboard sails on calm waters. (Photo courtesy World Ocean School) The World Ocean School invites students in the Virgin Islands to apply for their Summer Ambassador Programs, which offer a unique opportunity to...
Funding cuts weigh on research projects across Maine
Mainebiz - Oregon
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The whiplash effect from funding reversals is consistent with a lot of policy decisions coming out of Washington, but ever since Gov. Janet Mills’ public dust-up with President Donald Trump in April, the University of Maine and other research...
Maine sues Trump administration over mental health funding cuts for schools
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 1, 2025
Maine is suing the Trump administration over its move to sever mental health grants for schools. In the 48-page lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Monday, attorneys general from Maine and 15 other states write that the U.S....
Maine among states suing Trump administration over K-12 mental health funding cuts
WMTW 8 - Maine
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July 1, 2025
Maine among states suing Trump administration over cuts to K-12 mental health funding Updated: 12:38 PM EDT Jul 1, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Tuesday that he joined a coalition of attorneys general from...
U.S. Department of Education freezing federal funds for Maine, other states
Morning Sentinel - Maine
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July 1, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education is freezing some federal grant money that was expected to be distributed to public school districts across the country, including in Maine, starting Tuesday. The federal agency told states it was still reviewing...
These Are the Best ‘Classic’ Restaurants in Maine
Q106.5 - Maine
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July 1, 2025
While our Pine Tree State is filled with so many incredible restaurants, these have recently been named the best 'classic' spots in Maine! And also, it should go without saying—if your favorite restaurant isn’t on the list, or if a place you...
Michigan AG files lawsuit against U.S. Dept. of Education over mental health funding cuts
Mid-Michigan Now
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LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 16 other state attorneys general in filling a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education for illegally cutting congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12...