Earlier this week, the USDA Money has been suspended According to UMS officials, the Maine System (UMS) is a network of eight public universities in the state.
On Wednesday night, U.S. Senator Susan CollinsThe office said the funding freeze has been reversed, according to local stores. No reason was disclosed.
A Collins spokesman said the reversal came after Collins’ office spokes with USDA and White House officials.
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Donald Trump at the White House (Getty Image)
“We are very grateful [Collins] It’s encouraging news and a desire to keep the whipping and concerns of recent weeks behind us and keep a good effort to move Maine forward,” Dannel Malloy of the University System and Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine, said in a joint statement from Bangor Daily News.
The system said the USDA granted UMS $29.78 million in fiscal year 2024 alone. USDA claims it has provided more than $100 million in funding to UMS in recent years A letter to the system.
The suspension of funds emerged in the review of the state’s recent refusal to comply with the state’s potential Title IX and Title Violations of Title IX and Title VI violations. Trump’s executive order Separating trans athletes from female sports.
President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills clashed at the White House over the compliance with executive orders. (Pooling via AP/Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Trump threatened to cut federal funding after Trump had a fierce exchange with Gov. Janet Mills last month. Then Against Mills Near the state capitol, several female athletes picked up microphones during the parade against the Democratic governor.
One day later, eight radicals protested at Laurel Libby’s home, opposing her views. Libby helped spark a controversial situation when he identified a biomass on social media in early February when he participated and won the Greely High School competition and won a women’s national pole vault race. Police protection He was assigned to Greeley High School during the dispute.
Democratic Governor Janet Mills posted her national address on January 30, 2024 at the Augusta Capitol, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Trump reiterates his intentions to punish countries that allow trans athletes to continue competing with girls on March 4 Speeched by Congress.
Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to the report.
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