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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Tessa Corsetti of Kittery, the former regional bat coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who was fired in February because her “skills and expertise no longer aligned with the needs of the Department of Interior.” Since then, Corsetti received one email from her supervisor saying they’re working on bringing her back, but has heard nothing since.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Maine universities can’t access U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for women in STEM and the maple industry. The University of Maine System believes the awards are “under review for alignment with the new administration’s priorities,” a spokesperson said.
The Trump administration found that the Maine Department of Education is violating Title IX with its transgender athlete rules. The administration on Wednesday also issued the state an ultimatum: Keep trans athletes out of girls’ sports or lose federal funds. Meanwhile, the Maine Principals’ Association, the governing body for school sports in Maine, is pushing back against the Trump administration, saying it has no grounds to investigate the organization.
Maine federal workers who were laid off by the Trump administration said they would go back to their jobs “in a heartbeat.” Two federal judges last week ordered the reinstatement of thousands of employees who were fired unjustly, but some Mainers remain in limbo.
Maine scientists raised the alarm over possible federal research cuts. The MDI Biological Laboratory currently has more than 60 percent of its indirect costs reimbursed. The Trump administration wants to cut that to 15 percent.
Patagonia is suing Marden’s for selling counterfeit clothing. Fake Patagonia jackets have been sold by Marden’s at all 13 locations, according to the lawsuit.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Fishermen want to go green but say DOGE cuts prevent that
- Pennsylvania museum will return Wabanaki child remains to Maine
- Bar Harbor accidentally broadcasts private session about complaint against official
- Deer Isle nursing home now looks to become workforce housing
- Dysart’s plans to open convenience store in Ellsworth
- Maine Maritime Academy has named a new president
- Feds detain 17-year-old immigrant on his way to work in Maine
- Woman found dead on Maine shore has been identified
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard now exempt from hiring freeze
- How to watch the UMaine men’s hockey team’s semifinal game against Northeastern
- Analysis: UMaine hockey’s Ben Barr would have been a worthy coach of the year
- ‘We’re ready’: A resurgent UMaine hockey team heads to Boston for conference semifinals
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“It is shameful that some Republican lawmakers in Maine are welcoming punitive cuts from the Trump administration that will harm Maine people.”
Editorial: Maine must continue to reject Trump demands over transgender athletes
LIFE IN MAINE
A new play dramatizes Maine folk hero and lighthouse keeper Abbie Burgess. She’s been the subject of a beloved children’s book, had a U.S. Coast Guard cutter named after her and is now the subject of “Matinicus: A Lighthouse Play,” set to premiere Thursday in Bangor.
Maine released proposed numbers of Maine moose permits for each hunting zone. The state will begin accepting moose permit applications on April 1, online only.
An Aroostook County woman left a 19-year dog breeding career to become a body piercer. “My daughter was like, we need to get a piercer for the shop,” Jia Rumi recalled. “I said, ‘OK, do you have someone in mind?’ and she said, ‘You.’”
