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Maine commission calls for new probe of impacts of Agent Orange use at Base Gagetown
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA Maine commission has called for a new probe of the historical use of Agent Orange and other...
Maine HRC finds USM discriminated against transgender student seeking health care
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 13—The Maine Human Rights Commission agreed Monday that the University of Maine system discriminated against a transgender student in Gorham when she was denied gender-affirming medical ...
'Red flag' bill debated for hours in Maine months after mass shooting that killed 18
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMonths after Maine's deadliest mass shooting, state lawmakers held an hourslong hearing Friday to...
Ex-teacher sues York School Department alleging anti-LGBTQ discrimination
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoYORK, Maine — A former special education teacher is suing the York School Department alleging it...
University of Maine System chancellor appointed to international commission against death penalty
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMay 16—The chancellor of the University of Maine System has been named to the International Commission against the Death Penalty. Dannel Malloy, who has been system chancellor for five years ...
Trans Woman & Nursing Home Reach Landmark Settlement After Complaint
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMarie King and a Maine assisted living facility reached a settlement Monday after King accused the...
Maine man sues shipyard company, saying it let employees refer to him as a ‘chimp’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 9 months agoReferring to Black people as monkeys or apes is a racist cliché used for ages to justify slavery and...
Transgender student at University of Maine System alleges discrimination
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 27—An investigator for the Maine Human Rights Commission said the University of Maine System likely discriminated against a transgender student by providing her a health insurance plan ...
School supported 13-year-old’s gender transition while hiding it from mom, lawsuit says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Maine mother’s lawsuit comes as advocates warn “outing” transgender students without their...
Advocacy group says underutilized mental health statute could have prevented Lewiston shooting
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoJun. 14—Members of a national advocacy group called on state officials Friday to expand the use of Maine's progressive treatment program, a law they argued could be used to prevent acts of violence ...