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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine officials said Friday the state will not comply with a ban on transgender athletes in high school sports in the wake of a Trump administration finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing the students to participate.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine officials said Friday the state will not comply with a ban on transgender athletes in high school sports in the wake of a Trump administration finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing the students to participate.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The deadline arrived Friday for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls' sports.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls' sports.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The administration of President Donald Trump is investigating Maine with a claim that dozens of school districts in the state violate federal law by withholding information about students' gender transitioning from parents.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- School officials in Maine said Thursday they will not comply with a proposed agreement from President Donald Trump's administration that would bar transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports.
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) -- A Republican lawmaker in Maine has sued the state's Democratic House speaker over her censure that followed a social media post about a transgender athlete participating in high school sports.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine voters will decide whether the state will become the latest to require voter identification at the polls.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes for one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy -- seafood -- and some in the industry believe the returning president will be more responsive to its needs.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, was defending his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker, but the tight race was still too early to call Thursday.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, was defending his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker, but the race was too early to call Wednesday morning.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is defending his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is defending his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is defending his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Rob Rogers has seen his rural corner of New England turn into a stronghold for Donald Trump in two consecutive elections. But this year he's feeling hopeful that Vice President Kamala Harris could reclaim a potentially decisive electoral vote for Democrats.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Sea turtle strandings have ticked up at an alarming rate in New England, but now the reptiles are close to receiving a lifeline from Congress to help them stay in the water.
Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely flying over it.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Sen. Susan Collins didn't vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and the third time will not be the charm -- because she is writing in Nikki Haley.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Sen. Susan Collins didn't vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and the third time will not be the charm.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Republican state lawmaker Austin Theriault, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives in a Maine district rocked by a mass shooting last year.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Two Republican state lawmakers, one endorsed by former President Donald Trump, are seeking the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives in a Maine district rocked by a mass shooting last year.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Ben Dyer hasn't decided how he'll vote in one of the nation's most closely watched congressional elections this year, but he knows guns will be on his mind when he casts his ballot. And he's pretty sure he won't be the only one.