Maine isn’t usually the state that hits news headlines. But with recent news regarding Maine’s Democratic Governor Janet Mills telling second-time President Donald Trump, “We’ll see you in court,” both the LGBTQ+ community and non-LGBTQ+ community took notice of her reaction to federal funding being pulled from transgender athletes.
In recognition of her leadership in environmental and agricultural issues and her long history of serving the people of Maine, Chellie Pingree is Maine’s USA TODAY Women of the Year honoree. The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills was “being a total ass” when she defied President Trump during a heated confrontation at the White House concerning transgender athletes in women’s sports, according to Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.
Janet Mills responded to the Trump administration's investigation into her state for defying an executive order to keep trans athletes out of girls' sports.
The Maine Department of Labor has issued a citation to Northern Maine Medical Center for regulatory violations, including misclassifying nurses as subcontractors, failing to pay nurses overtime, failing to pay nurses their wages in a timely manner,
Senior Taylor Jean spends 6 hours a day in school, for 175 days a year, as do most high schoolers in Maine. But that is significantly less than what's required in other states across the country.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture investigation into the agency's funding for the University of Maine could compromise research on biofuels, vegetables, and "forever chemicals" that have been polluting the state,
The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. The Fourth Amendment generally requires police to get a warrant before searching someone’s belongings.
Trump told Janet Mills about his order barring trans women from girls’ sports: ‘You better comply! Because otherwise you’re not getting any federal funding.’