Federal officials are probing whether transgender inmate housing policies in California and Maine violate female inmates' constitutional protections.

The Department of Justice notified Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) that it was beginning federal investigations in Maine and California, respectively, due to those states over ...

Both Maine and California have laws to allow transgender athletes on women’s teams. Trump is going after Maine’s federal funding. A wave of issues are headed to litigation with federal funding at ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A recent letter to the Portland Press-Herald on California’s Proposition 12 ...

Maine’s highest court has struck down a California man’s appeal to overturn his 2024 conviction on drug trafficking charges ...

Maine forest rangers and volunteer firefighters are headed to California to help fight the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Two crews from Maine consisting of eight forest rangers and twelve ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alyson Austin, a 56-year-old public relations professional from Wells, Maine. It has been edited for length and clarity. I was born in Maine but ...

President Trump was welcoming governors to the White House in February when he sought out Maine Gov. Janet Mills, demanding to know whether she would comply with his ban on transgender athletes in ...