Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed dozens of executive orders that attempt to curtail federal funding streams and reshape everything from education policy to birthright citizenship. The legal responses have been swift, as Maine and other states turn to the courts to fight the changes. On April 7, Maine filed its first solo…
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Mainers speak out against federal cuts threatening jobs, healthcare and fisheries
“Extremely wasteful and deeply traumatic.” That’s how Tessa Corsetti, a wildlife biologist who was abruptly fired by the Trump Administration from her job at U.S. Fish and Wildlife, described her experience. Corsetti was part of a diverse coalition of Mainers who gathered in Brewer on Wednesday to share how they’ve been hurt by the administration’s…