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WATCH: Maine Gov Dodges Questions About Trans Sports, Family Ties To Trans Industry
Daily Wire
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June 18, 2025
Maine Democrat Governor Janet Mills dodged questions from a reporter on Wednesday about her unpopular position on transgender sports policies. “[Gov. Janet Mills] refuses to address questions about why she supports men in women’s sports — and her...
Supreme Court Rules on Gender-Affirming Care, Concerning Hollywood Activists
Recently Heard
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June 18, 2025
In a choice that would inflame elements of Hollywood amid a rising variety of states barring medical remedy for transgender youths, a conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Courtroom upheld on Wednesday a ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming...
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights
Hindustan Times
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June 18, 2025
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights. The US Supreme Court on June 18, 2025, upheld a state law banning gender-affirming medical treatments...
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
National Law Review
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June 18, 2025
On June 18, 2025, in the case of United States v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care—concluding that the law does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S....
Border patrol flies more immigrants out of Presque Isle
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 18, 2025
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — For the second time in a month, immigration detainees were flown out of the Presque Isle Airport on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. A CBP spokesman confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that...
Minor traffic incidents have landed some Maine immigrants in ICE detention
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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June 18, 2025
Luis, an Ecuadorian asylum seeker who owns a contracting company in Maine, said he was on his way to a job in the town of Oxford in early April when he was involved in a minor traffic accident. Luis, who asked to be identified only by his first...
Mississippi partners with NVIDIA to enhance AI education and workforce
WAPT 16 - Mississippi
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June 18, 2025
Mississippi partners with NVIDIA to enhance AI education and workforce Well, good afternoon. It's great to be with y'all today as we announce *** historic memorandum of understanding between the state of Mississippi and Nvidia. Before I begin, I'd...
District attorney statements ignite immigration rage
Ladysmith News - Wisconsin
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District attorneys from Rusk and Polk counties lit a firestorm of controversy last week after posts they made about federal immigration law in a closed forum used by state prosecutors were made public. Rusk County District Attorney John Cabranes...
Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care is a setback for transgender rights
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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June 18, 2025
By MARK SHERMAN, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights. The justices’ 6-3 decision in a case from...
How to inspire college grads to choose Maine — again
Mainebiz - Oregon
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Each year, Maine’s colleges and universities graduate thousands of bright, talented individuals. But all too often, these young adults pack their bags and head elsewhere — seeking higher salaries, bigger cities and broader opportunities. Photo /...
A Sense Of Place Exhibit Is At The Jewish Cultural Center
The Chattanoogan - Tennessee
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June 18, 2025
Lupina Haney, The Maine House Twenty-four artists in all media are exhibiting in the gallery at the Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace Road until Aug. 1. Work from many local favorites Brent Sander, Lupina Poi Haney, Mark Issenberg, Howard...
‘Take a look at what’s happened in Vermont’: Challenges to state’s tribal recognition process loomed over Maine legislative debate this year
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 18, 2025
Clarissa Sabattis, chief of the Houlton Band of Maliseets, foreground, and other leaders of Maine’s tribes are welcomed by lawmakers into the House Chamber on March 16, 2023, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. Rena Newell, Chief of the...
Stepfather arrested after 4-year-old fatally shot in Maine
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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June 18, 2025
Local News The stepfather of a 4-year-old boy who died from a gunshot wound to the head last month in Lewiston, Maine has been arrested, officials announced Wednesday. Robert McCoy, 35, was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with manslaughter...
Former Maine corrections officer in ICE custody at New Hampshire jail
WMTW 8 - Maine
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June 18, 2025
Gratien Milandou-Wamba, a former Maine corrections officer, was on his way to work at the Cumberland County Jail when he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to his lawyer.His attorney Wade McCall said Milandou-Wamba...
Judge grills Trump administration on order tying transportation funding to immigration enforcement
Louisiana Illuminator
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June 18, 2025
A Rhode Island federal judge seemed likely Wednesday to block the U.S. Department of Transportation’s move to yank billions in congressional funding for bridges, roads and airport projects if Democrat-led states do not partake in federal...
Tennessee bans gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights
Castanet
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Photo:AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to...
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a big loss for transgender rights
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights. The justices’ 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal...
Maine towns continue to withdraw from school districts
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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This school year, MSAD 58 began weighing whether to consolidate some of its four schools to address aging infrastructure costs and preserve resources for students. This prompted a great deal of debate in the community. “They’re talking about...
Maine lawmakers pass $320M budget add-on, sending bill to Gov. Mills' desk
News Center Maine
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June 18, 2025
The budget bill was pushed forward in the Senate and eventually passed in the House after an initial "no" vote on Wednesday. AUGUSTA, Maine — A new state budget bill is headed to the governor's desk after passing the Maine Legislature Wednesday...
Ruling on gender-affirming care ban could impact Arkansas' law
KHBS - Arkansas
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June 18, 2025
Wednesday's Supreme Court decision that allows Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors could impact Arkansas' similar law. In 2021, Arkansas became the first state to prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming hormone treatment,...