USDA pauses funding to University of Maine after Trump clash with governor

Trump Administration Pauses Funding To Maine Colleges As State Defies Order To Ban Transgender Athletes From Women's Sports - uInterview

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) temporarily stopped funding the University of Maine System (UMS) after the state disobeyed Donald Trump’s executive order to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports. The UMS, a network of eight public colleges in Maine, made this announcement in an update posted on its website. “The University of Maine System (UMS) learned Monday that its funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has be…

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that the University of Maine System (UMS) has agreed to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep transgender athletes out of women’s sports.  UMS, a network of eight public universities in Maine, was subject to a temporary pause in funding from the USDA last week during an ongoing battle between the state and the federal government over trans inclusion in women’s and girl…

Trump administration freezes University of Maine funding over governor's transgender politics - Conservative Journal Review

The Trump administration temporarily froze funding to Maine's largest university over the state's refusal to comply with Trump's executive order on women's sports. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspended federal funding for the University of Maine System, pending a civil rights investigation. Funding paused The Trump administration argues that Maine is in violation of Title IX, a civil rights law that bars sex-based discrimi…

Trump admin pauses federal funding for Maine universities over men in women’s sports

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered a temporary halt to federal funding to the University of Maine System over Democrat Gov. Janet Mills’ defiance of new federal rules conditioning such funds on reserving female-specific school athletic programs to actual women.

Trump administration makes cancellation of Innovation Lab funding permanent, ending the Soybean Innovation Lab at the U of I - IPM Newsroom

Illinois Newsroom - The Trump administration has terminated the Soybean Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, nearly two months after its funding was paused pending a review. The lab’s funding is set to officially end on April 15. The post Trump administration makes cancellation of Innovation Lab funding permanent, ending the Soybean Innovation Lab at the U of I appeared first on IPM Newsroom.

Maine Faces Federal Funding Freeze Over Women’s Sports Policy

Maine’s university system is facing a federal funding freeze after Gov. Janet Mills refused to comply with President Trump’s executive order banning biological men from competing in women’s sports. The USDA is now investigating potential Title IX violations, putting the state’s education funding at risk. Key Facts: The USDA has temporarily paused funding to the University of Maine System (UMS) over the state’s refusal to follow President Trump’…