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Principals' association and school board reject Trump administration demands on transgender athletesBoth SAD 51 and the Maine Principals' Association say they will continue to follow Maine's nondiscrimination law. But Attorney General Pam Bondi has already warned that Maine could face lawsuits unless it complied with Trump administration directives. -
More than a thousand people gathered at Powder House Square near the Tufts University campus Wednesday evening to protest the arrest and possible deportation of graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk.
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23andMe this week entered the federal bankruptcy process and is looking for a buyer, which has raised questions about data privacy for those who participated in the company's genetic analysis. -
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas calls the executive order “unlawful.” -
The federal agency allocated more than $353 million for school districts and other organizations in Connecticut through its grant programs, according to state education officials. -
Last October, a secretive high-level meeting was held to review the environmental impacts of a controversial proposal for a machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod. Now, the release of a 65-page meeting transcript offers a first glimpse into what happened behind closed doors. -
Kimberly Sullivan is accused of torturing her stepson and imprisoning him in her Waterbury home for more than two decades. -
A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems. The answer is: a lot. -
State Representatives highlight legislation that would help close CT wage gap. -
State House Republicans pushed through a key policy goal of Gov. Kelly Ayotte: reforming a 2018 bail law that critics say resulted in too many defendants released pretrial. -
Hartford's mayor wants to boost funding for a forgivable loan program as part of his proposed budget. Eligible city employees may receive up to $40,000 in the form of a forgivable loan to support down payment costs. -
For the first time in six decades, the South Coast has passenger rail service to Boston: South Coast Rail.
