Federal judge orders USDA to remove money to Maine: NPR

Janet Mills from Maine speaks on October 20, 2022 in Bath, Maine, at a press conference at the Morse High School.

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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration, the federal financing that Maine was allocated by the US Agriculture Ministry -medium that was held back after President Trump’s collision with Maine Governor Janet Mills about the question of transgender athletes.

John Woodcock, the judge of the US district court, granted Maine for a temporary injunction on Friday. The USDA is just one of the agencies in which federal financing was threatened for Maine. The agency did not answer immediately on request for a comment.

The feud between Trump and the state of Maine began after the President had issued an executive order at the beginning of February that the athletes of the transgender students played from the sports team of girls. The Federal Government also calls for the arrangement to “abolish all funds from educational programs that withdraw women and girls from fair sporting opportunities”.

In response to this, the Maine Principals’ Association, which rules school sport in the state, said it continues to enable transmission girls to take part in the competition, and claims that the federal law is in contradiction to state law. Then, on February 21, Trump exclaimed during a governor’s event in the White House Mills because he had opposed his executive regulation.

“You do better because you will not receive federal financing at all if you don’t,” said Trump to Mills.

The Mills replied: “We’ll see you in court.”

Since the confrontation, Trump has asked for an apology from Maine governor. “We need a fully delayed apology from the governor himself and an explanation that it will never again provide the Federal Government illegal challenge before this can be settled,” he wrote on social media.

After the failure, the Trump government has also initiated several investigations into Maine, citing concerns about titles IX that prohibits discrimination on education based on sexual increases, reported Maine Public Radio. This includes the educational department and the Ministry of Health and Human Services.

The USDA was involved in the beginning of this month. In a letter on April 2, Agricultural Minister Brooke Rollins Mills announced that USDA financing for certain administrative and technological functions in schools would be interacted as a response to the “defiance against federal laws” by the governor.

It was unclear how much help would be affected, but Rollins threatened that other areas of research and education were checked. In response to this, the state of Maine submitted a complaint on Monday and argued that the USDA did not follow the mandatory statutory and official steps before it can terminate the federal funds.

In the lawsuit, the Attorney General of Maine, Aaron Frey, asked the court to reinstate federal funds, and argued that it was help to feed school children in Maine.