The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen funds to some Maine educational programs over the state's refusal to ban transgender women from sports, said a press release from Secretary Brooke Rollins.

Maine officials said it's business as usual for the remaining weeks of the home heating season, but it's unclear whether staffing cuts at the federal office that administers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program mean that its future is in jeopardy.

Mass firings at the federal level could impact the Low Energy Assistance Program known as LIHEAP, which thousands of Mainers rely on to heat their homes. MaineHousing says it'll continue to give out heating assistance this year.

All of the federal workers who administer Maine’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program have been fired. That’s according to Representative Chellie Pingree and Representative Jared Golden. They are part of the 10,

Boston Celtics two-way guard JD Davison has been named the G League Most Valuable Player for the 2024-25 season. He joins Tim Frazier as the only other Maine Celtic to win the award.