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Judge: Federal funds can’t be withheld over immigration
The Daily News - Michigan
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U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference May 28 to provide a status update on Newark Liberty International Airport at the Department of Transportation in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.) BOSTON (AP) — A...
Local businesses, philanthropic organizations make major contributions to Marshalltown Education Partnership
The Times Republican - Iowa
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T-R PHOTOS BY ROBERT MAHARRY — As the Marshalltown Education Partnership (MEP) marks its 20-year anniversary in 2025, the program has received major financial contributions from Emerson ($250,000), the Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation ($250,000),...
Waiting to find out if you were drawn in the Maine moose lottery is intoxicating
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 21, 2025
This story was originally published in June 2022. 6-6-3-3-2-5-8-7-4-1. This seemingly random set of numbers bears no immediate significance. They hold no mathematical consequence, nor do they represent any sort of riddle, puzzle, teaser or cipher....
Conditions are perfect in the Maine woods for moose-killing ticks
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 21, 2025
Brandon Bishop remembers vividly the first time he saw a dead moose infested with thousands of ticks. The registered Maine Guide was snowmobiling in the north woods in 2012 and within a week found a dozen carcasses, mostly of calves, lying in the...
Parole offers an opportunity for a more just Maine
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 21, 2025
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Peter Ryan is a rising junior at Colby College majoring in government...
Court blocks Trump's bid to link transport funds with immigration enforcement
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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June 20, 2025
Yesterday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with 19 other attorneys general, achieved a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration. This legal action prevents the administration from withholding federal transportation...
Maine continues to see tens of thousands fewer international visitors
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 20, 2025
Roughly 85,000 fewer international visitors entered the U.S. through Maine in May compared to the same month a year earlier, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, continuing a depressed period that started in February. Total...
No word from Mills on immigration enforcement bill
News Center Maine
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June 21, 2025
Gov. Janet Mills has not said whether she will sign a bill limiting police involvement in federal immigration enforcement. AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills has not said whether she will sign a bill passed this week by the Maine Legislature that...
Bonta urges U.S. Department of Education to uphold student equity commitments
Golden State Today - California
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June 20, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 17 other attorneys general, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education urging it to maintain its commitment to student equity and opportunity. The coalition's comments were in...
Oxford County Education: 7,686 white students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year
Maine Lakes News
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June 20, 2025
There were 7,686 white students enrolled in Oxford County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Maine Department of Education. Data showed that white students made up 92.3% of the 8,330...
School Restrooms, LGBTQ+ Curriculum, Disability Rights: A Spring Legal Roundup
Education Week
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June 20, 2025
From school restrooms to LGBTQ+ curriculum to disability rights, the nation’s courts weighed in on a wave of high-stakes education cases this spring. Many of these developments will have far-reaching implications for how schools navigate student...
Judge calls Trump policy linking immigration cooperation to funding ‘unlawful, unconstitutional’
Times of San Diego
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June 20, 2025
The San Elijo Activity Hub Park and Ride, part of the $987 million Build NCC project, includes $543 million in federal funds. (File photo via Caltrans/SANDAG/NCC) A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of...
Judge rules Trump can’t require states to help on immigration to get transportation funding
WCAX - Vermont
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June 20, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions. Twenty states sued after...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon Threatens to Reverse Titles Won by Males in Girls’ Sports
TFPP Wire
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June 20, 2025
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is ramping up the fight to defend girls’ sports, warning that not only will schools lose federal funding for allowing male athletes to compete—but titles awarded to those males may soon be reversed. Key Facts:...
Students sue Va. over allegedly being denied grants to pursue religious studies at Liberty U
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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June 20, 2025
Luke Thomas, a high school graduate who was part of a lawsuit filed in May 2025 against Virginia officials over allegedly being denied eligibility to a state grant program because he planned to pursue a religious major in college. | Luke...
Maine Monitor: Across Maine, towns continue to grapple with school district reorganization
Daily Bulldog - Maine
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June 20, 2025
More than 40 towns have withdrawn from their school districts since the state’s 2007 consolidation push. As children played at recess during one of the final weeks of the school year, MSAD 58 Superintendent Laura Columbia explained how several...
Judge: Trump administration can’t withhold transportation funds to get states’ cooperation on immigration
WBAY - Wisconsin
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June 20, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions. Twenty states sued after...
Judge halts Trump order tying state transportation grants to immigration actions
Iowa Capital Dispatch
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June 20, 2025
A Rhode Island federal judge blocked an order that would have yanked billions of federal dollars for roads, bridges and airport projects in states that don’t aid in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. U.S. District Judge John James...
Bill Belichick’s GF Jordon Hudson Considers Major North Carolina Movement After Doing the Same For Maine Community
Essentially Sports
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June 20, 2025
When Bill Belichick moved his life to Chapel for a new chapter at North Carolina, his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, also came along for support. She left behind Maine to stay with the veteran coach, who is gearing up for his much-talked-about debut...
Judge blocks Trump rule tying transport funds to immigration
ColoradoBiz
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June 20, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions. In Brief: Judge blocks...