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Trump admin cuts funding to Maine universities as state defies order to ban trans athletes from women's sports By HatetheSwamp March 12, 2025 4:11 am Category: Gay & Lesbian (0.0 from 0 votes) Rules of the Post Write A New Article How To Post Here

Promises made, promises kept.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is pausing funding to the University of Maine System (UMS), a network of eight public colleges in the state, according to UMS officials. The pause is in response to the state's recent refusal to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to keep transgender athletes out of women's sports.

The pause in funding comes as the USDA reviews potential Title IX and Title VI violations by the universities, amid the state's recent refusal to comply with Trump's executive order to keep transgender athletes out of women's sports. Trump reaffirmed his intent to punish states that continue to allow trans athletes to compete with girls during his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress.

Trump's administration has now acted on that promise.

A UMS spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday it has been notified its funding will be paused.

Trump initially vowed to cut funding to Maine specifically if it continued to allow trans athletes to compete in girls sports during a meeting of GOP governors at the White House on Feb. 20.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has already determined that the state and its department of education have violated Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete and has made a referral to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Republican Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby helped ignite the contentious situation when, in early February, she identified a biological male who competed in and won a girls state pole vault competition for Greely High School on social media. Police protection was assigned to Greely High School during the controversy.

Libby was then censured by the state's House of Representatives and Speaker Ryan Fecteau for the post. Libby filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Fecteau in response to the censure, seeking to have her voting and speaking rights restored.

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by meagain on March 12, 2025 6:53 am The citizens of Maine should retaliate by withholding federal taxes. The funding is paid out of those taxes. Better still, Maine should secede and become a Canadian Province. Provinces have jurisdiction over education here. by HatetheSwamp on March 12, 2025 7:06 am meagain, Do you have any idea what happens in the US when you mess with the IRS? There's no Due Process. And, the penalties? Oy freakin friggin EFFINvey! by oldedude on March 12, 2025 2:29 pm There are laws about not paying your taxes. There are NO laws that say the federal government MUST give money to a state university. And since there are only FOUR universities that are only paid for by ONLY federal funds, the state schools have to play the game. Or not and not get the money. Same thing and any other grant. by meagain on March 13, 2025 2:57 pm The federal government does not fund universities in general. It does mostly in the form of grants. To withhold those would be discriminatory if they were not withheld from all and therefore a legal matter. by oldedude on March 13, 2025 4:26 pm The federal government does not fund universities in general. It does mostly in the form of grants. That's what I said had you actually read my post. Grants are not a given. You have to apply every year for them. If the school doesn't follow federal guidelines, the grant can be cut off. It really is that simple. An EO said "thou shalt not...." They chose to continue to do it. Oh well. by meagain on March 14, 2025 9:50 am There are laws in every country about not paying your taxes. So what. Mass civil disobedience can make it a bit tricky to enforce them. There are times when civil disobedience is justified. Twenty years ago, I wrote a defense of it for the Teachers Union in Ontario when they were considering disobeying a return-to-work order. Sure, the case could not be won but it would capture the public imagination and make it difficult for enforcement. I started with St. Augustine's justification of it and went through the ages for others. Like the EPA situation, it doesn't take much time if you know what you are talking about and have lots of material already in your mind. Mine was a short essay, and it took just a few hours. by HatetheSwamp on March 14, 2025 9:53 am "There are laws in every country about not paying your taxes." I'm aware that you suppose that you know more about living in the USA than we do but, clearly you have no idea at all about defying the IRS. by oldedude on March 14, 2025 10:01 am Lead- I'm done with it. I'm tired of his asinine "knowledge" of what the US actually is. Seriously, his reference is GB and CA. That is the extent of it. I think at one time, he was pretty smart. And to talk to him even 30 years ago would have been great. The dementia is getting to be too much. It's like seeing anger when he goes off with dementia. If he's talking 50-60 years ago, he's fine. And there's a huge split with recent memory. by meagain on March 14, 2025 11:21 am You get done every time, OD. You admit to being done when you can't find anything in search to raise as dispute. Don't you think it a bit foolish to talk about defying the law in the USA is different than in other countries? People have to pay taxes in all countries, not just the USA. The Law requires it and the laws will be enforced everywhere. It is easier to avoid it in the US, though, as your corporations and the ultra-rich all know. by Navy2711 on March 15, 2025 3:14 pm "The citizens of Maine should retaliate by withholding federal taxes." Exactly. In an amount equal to what the grants would have been. Give that money to the universities. by HatetheSwamp on March 15, 2025 3:24 pm Navy, Beware of agreeing with meagain. Some believe it's an early symptom of dementia. by Navy2711 on March 15, 2025 3:37 pm Hate, do you and OD know each other in real life? by HatetheSwamp on March 15, 2025 5:48 pm No. But, we are Americans who love its founding documents. Freedom from government oppression, baby! by oldedude on March 15, 2025 9:09 pm Again. Making "ASSumptions"... by Navy2711 on March 16, 2025 9:28 am OD, who made an assumption? by oldedude on March 16, 2025 12:30 pm You get done every time, OD. You admit to being done when you can't find anything in search to raise as dispute. Because your statements are asinine. No, I quit when you refuse to read my posts or citations, and FLAT REFUSE to provide any citations for your own bullshit. If you can't/won't support what you say, why should I respond. I've said that several times before. Lead and I both cite, alot. Curt and Donna also do good jobs at citing. I don't worry too much about their citations either. I may not agree with them, but they're usually solid. And I've apologized to Donna more than I'd like to admit to because she picks up either a later citation, or a correction. I feel stoopid, but anyone with any morals should do that. Don't you think it a bit foolish to talk about defying the law in the USA is different than in other countries? People have to pay taxes in all countries, not just the USA. The Law requires it and the laws will be enforced everywhere. I don't know. I do know our IRS rules almost like a medieval "Sheriff" or tax collector of Europe. It runs with little or no oversight. Lois Lerner quit (instead of being charged and fired) over stalling (for years in some cases) non-profit paperwork for conservative groups at a rate of over 10:1. If you get "audited" you have to file with all your supporting documents for seven years. If you fall behind, you get audited (same rules apply). If you can't pay, your house is gone within 15 days and everything is sold, your paycheck is "taxed" so you get minimum wage for the rest of your life, and nothing more until you're paid up. When they take farms/ranches, there's a lot of suicides associated with that because the families are left penniless. If that's the same as other countries, so be it. Again, you're fighting over something that's just fucking stupid. by Navy2711 on March 16, 2025 1:14 pm OD, who made an assumption? by Navy2711 on March 17, 2025 11:58 am OD ^^^^ by oldedude on March 17, 2025 2:37 pm When you made the ASSumption we were always on the wrong side of everything, even the simplest "moral" issues. And since you still consider your ASSumption true, I will just point out where you're a misogynist, Transphobic, homophobic, pedo. Because that would prove your ASSumption correct. So I'm just playing the cards YOU dealt me🤣. I've only repeating what I have constantly said on this site, and you're still too stupid to "get" it😞. by Navy2711 on March 17, 2025 5:41 pm OD, "When you made the ASSumption we were always on the wrong side of everything" That's not an honest answer. Do you not want to talk about it? by oldedude on March 18, 2025 2:29 am I'm just repeating what YOU said. That's NOT a "defense," again you're deflecting. Trying to make some kind of weird excuse for itself. Honestly, you have no defense for yourself. You said what you said. Period. I responded to what YOU said. And I was very clear about it. You're evading and deflecting like the little pussy you are, that can't be an adult and just makes excuses about what it said. What you've shown me is you're a waste of my time. by Navy2711 on March 18, 2025 10:03 am You're not going to admit that you confused a "question" with an "assumption". Moving on. Go To Top

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