The US Department of Education announced it would terminate Maine’s federal funding for K-12 schools due to a violation of anti-discrimination laws by allowing transgender girls to participate in girls’ sports. The investigation followed a dispute between Governor Janet Mills and President Trump. Maine received $358 million in federal funding in 2021-2022, 10% of its budget. Senator Susan Collins supported the federal interpretation of Title IX. The Maine Human Rights Act, which includes gender identity, was cited by Mills as a mandate, but Matt Gagnon argued it does not dictate specific policies. The state could face legal challenges if it changes its policy.
The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May – roughly double what forecasters had expected – and the unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%.
A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.
The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.
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