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Related: About this forumTrump has been trying to bully Maine Governor Janet Mills. A fight he is not winning.
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Trump has been trying to bully Maine Governor Janet Mills. A fight he is not winning.
Her unwillingness to back down, similar to Boston Mayor @wutrain.bsky.social, is a lesson that could be well learned by some universities and law firms in our midst. 1/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/12/sports/trump-administration-unfreeze-funding-dispute-maine/
Trump administration is ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine - The Boston Globe
A US District Court judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze aid to Maine, in an ongoing dispute over whether the state was complying with Title IX, the law that bans discriminatio...
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April 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Trump has been trying to bully Maine Governor Janet Mills. A fight he is not winning.
Her unwillingness to back down, similar to Boston Mayor @wutrain.bsky.social, is a lesson that could be well learned by some universities and law firms in our midst. 1/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/12/sports/trump-administration-unfreeze-funding-dispute-maine/
Trump administration is ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine - The Boston Globe
A US District Court judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze aid to Maine, in an ongoing dispute over whether the state was complying with Title IX, the law that bans discriminatio...
www.bostonglobe.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Trump has been trying to bully Maine Governor Janet Mills. A fight he is not winning. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
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C_U_L8R
(47,049 posts)1. He assumed everyone is as feckless as Susan Collins
Arrogance is just one of his many weaknesses
OldBaldy1701E
(7,648 posts)2. Of course, they still won't release the money, but I am glad the judge ruled the way he did. (n/t)
Maine Abu El Banat
(3,488 posts)3. We the people of Maine
Got to see first hand how tenacious Governor Janet can be. She never stopped making Paul LePage life miserable.