Secretary states that schools must comply with FERPA and PPRA providing parents access to student records. The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) recently issued…
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USDA Freezes Funding to Maine Over Noncompliance with Title IX Revision
The department implements the policy they pledged for noncompliance after reverting Title IX protections to the original definition. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a freeze on U.S.…
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Senate Passes Resolution to Block Tariffs Against Canada
Senators in the majority cross the aisle to spare their home states’ economies. Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and Lisa…
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FBI Director Plans to “Reorient” Personnel Away from D.C. Headquarters
Will send 1,500 FBI employees to other offices, mostly Huntsville, Alabama. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel recently announced plans to relocate 1,500 FBI employees out…
Read MoreHHS Expands Title IX Investigation in Maine
Officials look at principals’ association for allowing biological male students to play in female sports. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights expanded…
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DOJ Reaches Settlement with Maine for Disabled Children to Remain at Home
The settlement resolves allegations of disability rights violations. The state of Maine agreed to address the unnecessary separation of children with behavioral disabilities away from their homes and…
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Interior Issues Offshore Wind Research Lease to Maine
The agency states that the lease area could potentially “create up to 144 megawatts of clean energy.“ The Department of the Interior announced the nation’s first floating offshore…
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Transportation Secretary Announces Investment in Nationwide Road Improvements
The department awards funding to 148 local construction projects across the country. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced that a collective $1.8 billion will fund the completion of…
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President and First Lady Meet with Maine Shooting Survivors and Families
A veteran with mental health issues killed 18 before taking his own life. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden traveled to Lewiston, Maine, on Friday to…
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BOEM Identifies Potential Offshore Wind Lease Location in Northeast
Public comment is open for 45 days after the announcement. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently announced an area in the Gulf of Maine that has…
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