Government
Gov. Millsâ 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 administrationâs 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
Courts
Christian school sues Maine for âpoison pillâ 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 religious discrimination… Read More
Public Education
Maineâs 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. Its new… Read More
Culture
Maine âabortion rightsâ amendment proposal fails to get on ballotEfforts to enshrine a pro-abortion amendment into Maineâs state constitution failed Monday after Senate Republicans unanimously voted against the proposal, ensuring it didnât get the supermajority required to pass. Read More
Government
âTotalitarianâ bill would establish Maine as sanctuary state for abortions, trans surgeries(The Daily Signal) â A Democrat-led bill seeks to establish a legal right to abortions, transgender surgeries, and hormonal treatments in Maine, and protect those… 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. The… Read More
Government
Maine bill proposes state custody of kids who want trans treatments against parentsâ wishesOutrage is growing as the Maine Legislature has proposed a measure that would allow the state to take custody of minor children for the purposes of transgender sex change treatments. Read More
Culture
Maineâs radical law providing more protection for doctors recommending late-term abortions now in effectA new Maine law touted as compassionate toward women will actually provide greater protection for doctors who recommend late-term abortions. It also essentially allows for abortion âfor any reason at any… Read More
Public Education
âHeartbreakingâ: Maine parents resent daughters losing to trans cross-country runner(The Daily Signal) â Parents of high school girls in Maine having to compete against a biological male say they fear the end is near for womenâs… Read More
Culture
Anger mounts as high school trans runner takes 4th place against girls after coming in 206th against boysA transgender high school student in Maine is facing mounting anger over concerns of unfairness after placing 4th in a girlâs cross-country race. As the biologically male student crossed the finish… Read More
Culture
DEI health executive condemns âlife of Whitenessâ in âdangerousâ commentsThe diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for Maine Health is facing criticism after video surfaced of his incendiary remarks about âwhiteness.â Ryan Polly, who was… Read More
Public Education
Maine school member denounces âpervasive DEI agenda,â pivots to school choice advocacyA Maine school board member has resigned after she says her district fell prey to a âpervasive DEI agendaâ that undermines parents. Jameson Davis, a school board member for Regional… Read More
Public Education
Maine school district pays drag queen âPriscilla Poppycocksâ $1,000 speaking feeA Maine public school is under fire after a Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) request returned documents showing the school paid a drag queen to talk to minors. While the… Read More
Courts
Catholic parents, school sue Maine over religious discrimination disguised as LGBT rightsParents Keith and Valori Radonis are suing the state of Maine after the state refused to give them a tuition voucher to help offset the costs of the normal education… Read More
Courts
Catholic parents sue state officials for dismissing Supreme Court decision granting religious schools tuition funding(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Two parents and a Catholic high school filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin for allegedly discriminating against religious students… Read More
Government
Committee takes testimony on bodily autonomy bill(The Center Square) â A bill incorporating such topics as gender changes for minors, abortion and vaccine mandates was introduced to a Maine legislative panel on Friday. The Maine Judiciary… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Maine Mom sues school district that enabled her daughterâs secret gender transitionA mother in Maine is suing her daughterâs school district after school staff secretly helped her daughter âtransitionâ into a boy. After finding a âchest binderâ in her daughterâs… Read More
Courts, Government
Federal lawsuit filed against Maine school choice law(The Center Square) â AÂ new federal lawsuit in Maine challenges a state law that prevents participation in the school choice program. First Liberty Institute and Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, on behalf… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Maine school board member accused of being anti-Christian, advocating for radical gender ideologyA Hermon school board member is under fire for his anti-Christian views and advocacy of radical gender ideology. Chris McLaughlin, a social worker and executive director of National… Read More
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