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Tracking Maine’s legal challenges to Trump’s agenda
Maine has joined lawsuits challenging Trump’s birthright citizenship order, funding freezes and more. Here’s a running list.
How much state funding does each Maine school district get?
As lawmakers review the school funding formula, officials say the model is inadequate.
Potential MaineCare cuts threaten care for children, nursing home residents
"There’s no room to absorb additional costs” in Maine's health care system, according to a health care executive.
Two transgender girls, six federal agencies. How Trump is trying to pressure Maine into obedience.
Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats.
Advocates concerned but confident Maine laws will protect trans youth
As questions over sports and health care for transgender people roil Maine and the nation, advocates say Maine’s protections remain strong.
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