Maine sues President Trump over mass layoffs at the Department of Education
BOSTON, MA (WABI) - Maine has signed onto a new multi-state lawsuit that alleges that the Trump administration’s mass layoffs at the Department of Education are part of an unlawful plan to dismantle the entire department. The lawsuit also names President Donald Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon as defendants.
Trump can't erase the Education Department with an executive order. Here's why.
While Trump has abolished other agencies by executive order, he can't end the Education Department on his own because Congress created it in statute.
Inside Trump's Decimation of the Education Department
Current and former employees at the agency spoke with The Nation about the chaos as 1,300 people were laid off on Tuesday. “The ramifications of this will be enormous.”
Education Department Sued Over Cuts to Civil Rights Office
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all students, not just those aligned with President Trump’s agenda.
Ford joins 20 attorneys general to sue Trump over U.S. Education Department layoffs
The lawsuit alleges the layoffs are so severe the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory requirements.”
Protester to President Trump on education department cuts: “We will stand in your way.”
Around 200 protesters chanted and held signs to protest President Donald Trumps cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, as they stood outside one of the department's buildings Friday in Washington.
Democratic states sue over dismantling of Education Department
The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.
Massachusetts man killed in early morning shooting in Palmyra
Officers responded and found the body of 28-year-old Jaquan Humphries of Mattapan, Massachusetts, who had been living in the ...
Missing 15-year-old from Massachusetts may be in Maine
The Rumford Police Department is asking for help finding a missing teenager from Massachusetts who is believed to be in the ...
Police investigating after Mass. man found shot to death in Maine home
A death investigation is underway after a Massachusetts man was found fatally shot inside a home in Maine, authorities ...
Massachusetts woman dies in snowmobile crash in Maine, officials say
The woman was with a group of nine snowmobiles, heading towards Millinocket, when she failed to navigate a turn and went off the path.
Mass. woman killed in Maine snowmobile crash
Stefanie Cappello, a 53-year-old Massachusetts woman, was killed in a snowmobile crash in Maine Friday afternoon, officials ...
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UMass hockey ties Maine to close the 2024-25 regular season
The Massachusetts hockey team concluded its 2024-25 regular season with a 2-2 tie against Maine in the Mullins Center, ...
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Lawrence man gets 12 years after conspiring to kidnap Maine marijuana dealer
The calls pertained to them distributing fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and Suboxone in Massachusetts, Maine, southern New Hampshire and into the Essex County Jail. Authorities also got a hold ...
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Flags are at half-staff in Massachusetts today. Here's why
Gov. Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts today, March 7 to honor United States Navy Ensign Oliver Cole of Beverly.
Massachusetts man killed in Palmyra shooting
PALMYRA, Maine (WABI) - A Massachusetts man was killed at a residence on Madawaska Road in Palmyra yesterday. State Police ...
Mattapan man ID’d, killed in a shooting at his Maine home
A Mattapan man was shot and killed in his home in Palmyra, Maine, with Maine State Police conducting a homicide investigation. At around 1:33 a.m. on Wednesday, the Somerset County Regional ...