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USDA Freezes Federal Funding to Maine After It Refuses To Bar Transgender Athletes From Girls’ Sports

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Maine's governor, Janet Mills, says the state will not complete with Trump's demand that it bar transgender athletes from girls' sports. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP
LUKE FUNK
LUKE FUNK

The Trump Administration is following through on the president’s promise to punish Maine for its refusal to change state policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.

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LUKE FUNK
LUKE FUNK

Mr. Funk was the managing editor of Pleroma Media, and worked as a breaking news reporter at The Messenger after spending 25 years at Fox Television as a producer, executive producer, and digital content director.

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