Culture
Legal fight brews after Maine Secretary of State invalidates trans athlete ban signaturesA legal fight is brewing in Maine after the secretary of state, who is running for governor, invalidated signatures that would have placed a measure banning biological males from female… Read More
Opinion
Christian doctrine threatens âpsychological harmâ to child, according to Maine judgeâs ruling(The Daily Signal) â Does the gospel of Jesus Christ pose a serious risk of âpsychological harm,â such that a court must protect an 11-year-old girl from going to… Read More
Public Education
Blue state school changes stance on Pledge of Allegiance after family files lawsuit(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Maine school district has reinstated the Pledge of Allegiance at a local high school to settle a lawsuit filed by a father in March,… Read More
Culture
Maine, Colorado to vote on transgender athlete bans this NovemberVoters in Maine and Colorado will decide this November whether to limit male transgender participation in womenâs sports, after citizen-led petition drives forced the issue onto the ballot in both… Read More
Public Education
Father sues blue state school for sonâs right to recite Pledge of Allegiance(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A father sued the Falmouth School Department in Maine on March 3, accusing it of failing to follow state law by not allowing students an… Read More
Homeschools
Maine homeschoolers enjoy flexibility, success in alternative education modelsFor Lisa Berry, educational âsuccessâ involves far more than a diploma or other certification. âMost people would agree that success, in life or education, is really about being able to… Read More
Government
Mainers may vote on barring transgender athletes from girlsâ sportsÂMaine voters could decide this fall whether to bar male transgender athletes from girlsâ sports and private spaces. A citizensâ initiative backed by Protect Girlsâ Sports submitted about 68,000… Read More
Government
Maine legalizes online gamblingMaine legalized online gambling after Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday chose to let a bill authorizing tribal-run internet gaming become law without her signature. The law,… Read More
Homeschools
Maine marks jump in homeschool population since pandemic, law removing exemptions for school-mandated vaccinesÂThe Pine Tree State is seeing a new kind of growth since the COVID-19 pandemic â almost double the number of homeschoolers in the 2024-25 academic year (6.4%) compared to… Read More
Public Education
Watch: Maine district aligns with Trump on trans issue against state Human Rights CommissionA rural Maine school district is aligning with federal policy on gender, despite a lawsuit from the state Human Rights Commission. The Jay school district, RSU 73, voted Thursday to… Read More
Courts
Maine sues five school districts banning transgender athletes from girls’ sportsÂThe Maine Human Rights Commission is taking five school districts to court over policies keeping biological males out of girlsâ sports. The commission filed suit against MSAD 70 in… Read More
Culture
Maine town allows biological boy to play on youth girlsâ 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 of parents… Read More
Culture
âMadnessâ: Maine dads speak out against males in womenâs sportsA group of Maine dads took to the polls Tuesday to garner support for their push to ban biological males from womenâs spaces and sports. Maine… Read More
Courts
NH activist says she was fulfilling dying motherâs wish in voter fraud caseA New Hampshire woman accused of wrongful voting says she only requested an absentee ballot in her late motherâs name to honor her dying wish. However, the ballot request still… Read More
Culture
Maine college gets Turning Point USA chapterÂSouthern Maine Community College has become the latest college in Maine to host a Turning Point USA chapter. Both the schoolâs administration and the national organization recognized the chapter earlier… Read More
Public Education
Maine school district reverses transgender policy after teacher objectsÂA rural Maine school district near the Canadian border reversed its transgender student policy after a health teacher threatened to resign over it, citing her Christian faith. The Maine… 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 rights. Read More
Government
Maine won’t investigate school districts that align with federal order, challenge state transgender protectionsMaineâs 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 policies. 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 competing… Read More
Culture
Watch: Riley Gaines calls on feds to pull funds from Maine and California over trans athletes in girlsâ sportsWomenâs 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. âBefore we… Read More