{"id":2412910,"date":"2025-03-12T18:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T22:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usda-cuts-funding-to-university-of-maine-system-after-trump-mills-spat\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T18:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T22:48:56","slug":"usda-cuts-funding-to-university-of-maine-system-after-trump-mills-spat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usda-cuts-funding-to-university-of-maine-system-after-trump-mills-spat\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA cuts funding to University of Maine System after Trump-Mills spat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusda-cuts-funding-to-university-of-maine-system-after-trump-mills-spat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412910&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">USDA halts funding to University of Maine System after Trump spat with governor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2024163\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United States Department of Agriculture<\/a> is temporarily pulling its funding for the University of Maine System a week after the Trump administration sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3340111\/hhs-violation-notice-maine-janet-mills-transgender-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">violation notice<\/a> to Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) for allowing transgender athletes to compete in women&rsquo;s sports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>USDA sent an email to the university ordering &ldquo;awarding agencies and staff offices to temporarily no longer issue any payments or authorize any other releases of funding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbia-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Columbia University<\/a> or the University of Maine System.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3345734\/trump-doj-public-integrity-section\/\">Trump to close DOJ corruption unit created after Watergate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3345054\/trump-steel-aluminum-tariffs-usher-retaliation-allies\/\">Trump&#8217;s steel and aluminum tariffs usher in new wave of retaliation from allies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3345637\/trump-demand-nato-allies-pay-fair-share\/\">Trump to demand NATO allies &#8216;pay their fair share&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This pause is temporary in nature while USDA evaluates if it should take any follow-on actions related to prospective Title VI or Title IX violations,&rdquo; the email stated. &ldquo;Please take any necessary actions to effectuate this direction from leadership. This pause will remain in effect until further notice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Mills and President Donald Trump publicly fought over the state of Maine&rsquo;s failure to comply with Trump&rsquo;s executive order barring biological males from competing in women&rsquo;s sports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump threatened to pull federal funding from the state, but at the time, Mills said she would not be intimidated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The University of Maine System said that it is in compliance with state and federal laws, as well as NCAA requirements that recently prohibited transgender athletes from competing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>LIST: THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m appalled by the USDA&rsquo;s decision to pause funding to the University of Maine System,&rdquo; Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/chelliepingree.bsky.social\/post\/3lk4jwoulqs2j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">social media<\/a>. &ldquo;This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine. Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution &mdash; all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3341396\/trump-administration-cancels-columbia-university-grants-worth-400-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">canceled $400 million<\/a> in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University for failing to address instances of anti-Semitic activity on campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2024163\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2024163\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USDA halts funding to University of Maine System after Trump spat with governor The United States Department of Agriculture is temporarily pulling its funding for the University of Maine System a week after the Trump administration sent a violation notice to Gov. 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