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Maine state rep ‘exploring options’ to regain voice

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Maine state rep ‘exploring options’ to regain voice after censure over transgender athlete post

Silenced for refusing to apologize for a social media post pointing out trans athlete who won girls' competition, Maine Rep. Laurel Libby says she is "considering all options."

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Maine House votes to censure lawmaker over social media posts showing transgender minor

The 75-70 vote largely fell along party lines, with Democrats in support and Republicans opposed. But Rep. Laurel Libby of Auburn refused to apologize.

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Republican Being Censured Over Transgender Athlete Post Sparks MAGA Fury

Maine's House of Representatives censured Laurel Libby over a post that included details about a transgender high school athlete.

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Maine faces threat of federal lawsuit over transgender policies

The U.S. Attorney General's office is threatening to sue Maine if the state does not stop allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls' and womens' sports. In a letter to Gov. Janet Mills, Attorney General Pam Bondi reiterated the Trump administration's position that Maine and other states that are allowing girls to compete against boys in sports and athletic events are in violation of Title IX and the Constitution,

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Here's how transgender rights are protected under Maine and federal law

"It's been 20 years that we've been protecting on the basis of gender identity. It's not new. It's not radical," says Kit Thomson Crossman, executive director of the Maine Human Rights Commission.

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Can Trump withhold federal funds if Maine allows transgender athletes to keep playing?

President Donald Trump told Maine Gov. Janet Mills her state needed to comply with his order banning transgender athletes from playing in girls’ and women’s sports. Mills told Trump Maine is

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Cumberland divided: Maine Governor Mills’s stand against Trump on transgender athletes splits a small town

The town of Cumberland, Maine — about 20 miles north of Portland — has landed at the heart of the battle between President ...

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Tuberville: Maine governor was ‘being a total ass’ to Trump over transgender athletes

Maine Gov. Janet Mills was “being a total ass” when she defied President Trump during a heated confrontation at the White ...

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Maine lawmaker says women should have a ‘fair and level’ playing field in sports after recent transgender athlete controversies

Maine Republican State Rep. Laurel Libby joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss being censured from the Maine House due to her ...

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Former state senators say it was inappropriate for Maine lawmaker to share photos of transgender student-athlete

The co-hosts of the In the Arena podcast also discuss whether Rep. Laurel Libby or other legislators will take up the issue ...

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Attorney general warns three states over executive order on transgender athletes

US Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter Tuesday to the three states saying the Justice Department will cut federal ...

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Gov. Mills' office denies that Maine staffer swore at White House official

The Mills administration is denying allegations that the governor's chief of staff swore at a White House official.

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Maine governor 'should want to protect women and women's sports,' Sen Marsha Blackburn says

Tenn., reacted to the public spat between Maine Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump on "Fox News Live" on Sunday.

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