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PublishedMarch 20, 2025
What to know about Trump’s plan to abolish the Education Department
President Donald Trump has been promising to abolish the Education Department since the 2024 campaign. Here’s what to know about his effort to close it.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2025
Trump plan will dismantle US Education Department
The department sends billions of dollars a year to schools and oversees $1.6 trillion in federal student loans.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2025
DOGE cuts stall Maine seafood business trying to go green
Commercial fishermen and seafood businesses planned on federal funding to help with things like new engines and refrigeration systems. Those commitments are now frozen.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2025
In second investigation, Trump again finds Maine in violation of Title IX over transgender policy
Meanwhile, the Maine Principals' Association has challenged the Trump administration's findings from a separate federal investigation into the body's rules regarding transgender athletes.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2025
White House giving Maine 10 days to comply with transgender ruling
The federal DHHS says the state is in violation of Title IX and must accept a proposed resolution, which includes returning federal funding and retraining staff, or risk referral to the Justice Department 'for appropriate action.'
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PublishedMarch 16, 2025
Maine under attack? Trump-Mills clash is followed by chaos and confusion
The president singled out Maine's governor in a Feb. 21 meeting at the White House; she replied, 'See you in court.' Some national observers say Maine is feeling the consequences.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2025
Maine loses $15M for energy efficiency, heat pump loans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is canceling $20 billion nationwide in grants and other sources of funding authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2025
Midcoast fishermen warn of ‘destructive’ end to Maine Sea Grant
Aquaculture farmers from Westport Island to Biddeford warn that the Trump administration's decision to cut federal funding will harm Maine’s working waterfront, though Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the terms were being negotiated.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2025
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation react to Trump’s speech to Congress
Sen. Angus King said after the speech that 'Putin is smiling,' while Rep. Chellie Pingree said the president parroted Russian talking points on Ukraine.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2025
Maine energy prices, already costly, expected to rise as Trump tariffs take effect
The impact on heating oil and gasoline is expected to be felt as soon as this week, though how electricity imported from Canada will be affected is less clear.
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