The Maine administration is under scrutiny for allowing transgender athletes in women’s sports, resulting in a frozen federal funding by the Trump administration. In a recent notification, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins indicated a review of grants awarded to the state, criticizing them as wasteful. This follows a confrontation between Governor Janet Mills and President Trump regarding the issue. Mills, who has rejected a settlement to alter state laws criminalizing discrimination based on gender identity, is also facing investigations related to the treatment of transgender students in schools, which adds to the state's rising tensions with federal authorities.
Since February, Trump has maintained pressure on Maine, asserting that the state needs to comply with his executive order on transgender athletes, sparking numerous investigations into its public education system.
Maine’s governor, Janet Mills, has refused to amend the state law prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity, stating that such changes can only be enacted by the state legislature.
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