“The Executive Order ‘Defending Women From Gender ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’ applies to the Federal government/Federal government agencies only and does not inhibit the force of Maine law or locally-adopted school board policies,” the state DOE said in its priority notice.
The US Department of Agriculture warned Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will not go out on Nov. 1 — disrupting food access nationwide as the government shutdown drags on. ...