Transgender medical treatment for minors is increasingly under attack in many states, but it has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations.
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Migrants in Sacramento receive care as California officials weigh charges against Florida
Officials are investigating whether Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum seekers on the Texas border and flew them – apparently without their knowledge – to California’s capital.
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Human Rights Campaign warns of state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans
The civil rights group warns of what it calls an ‘unprecedented and dangerous’ spike in discriminatory legislation sweeping state houses.
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Farmington-based school district sets budget vote for June 13
Regional School Unit 9 proposes $41.71 million spending plan.
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Former Vice President Pence files paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid
Former Vice President Mike Pence is setting up a historic challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump.
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Republican Rep. Garret Graves: McCarthy is ‘absolutely safe’ as House Speaker
With Republicans holding a nine-seat edge in the House, speculation about McCarthy’s vulnerability to ultraconservative House members intensified as the debt-ceiling accord emerged.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House has passed the Small Entity Update Act, to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to update, every five years, its definition of ‘small entity’ for the purposes of regulation.
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Maine moves closer to ending criminal charges for prostitution
While the bill sponsored by Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt, D-South Portland, would remove criminal charges for sex workers, customers would still be prosecuted, which is a sticking point for some engaged in consensual sex work.
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YouTube will allow false claims about presidential elections
The immediate change is a reversal for the Google-owned video service.
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Review finds AG’s relationship with employee was an ‘error in judgment’
The outside investigation of Attorney General Aaron Frey’s romance with a subordinate concludes that it briefly distracted agency personnel but did not tarnish the work or reputation of the state office.