Earlier this week, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) paused funding to the University of Maine System (UMS), a network of eight public colleges in the state, according to UMS officials.
On Wednesday night, US Senator Susan Collins’ office said the financing freezing had been turned, according to local business. A reason was not revealed.
A Collins spokesman said turning came after Collins’ office spoke with both the USDA and the White House.
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump in the White House (Getty Images)
“We are deeply grateful to [Collins] For this encouraging news and eager to put whiplash and concern from recent weeks behind us and continue our good work to move Maine forward, “said Chancellor Dannel Malloy of the University System and University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in a joint statement via Bangor Daily News.
In the financial year 2024 alone, the USDA allocated $ 29.78 million in financing for UMS for research, the system says. USDA claims it has delivered over $ 100 million to UMS in recent years in a letter addressed to the system.
The break in the financing came under reviews of potential title IX and violation of title we Trump’s executive order Keeping transient athletes out of women’s sports.
President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills collided in the White House over the compliance of executive order. (Pool via AP/Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Trump threatened to cut federal funding to Maine after a heated exchange with government manager Janet Mills last month. It was followed up by a march against Mills near the State House, where several female athletes took the microphone by the march to speak against their Democrat Governor.
One day later, eight activists protested off Rep. Laurel Libby’s home as opposed to her views. Libby helped to ignite the disputed situation when she identified a biological man on social media in early February and won a girls State Pole Vault competition on Greely High School. Police protection Was awarded Greely High School during the controversy.
Democratic head of government Janet Mills will deliver his state address for January 30, 2024 at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Trump confirmed his intention to punish states that continue to allow trans athletes to compete with girls during his 4th of March Address for a joint congressional meeting.
