Win for Maine as Trump officials, school financing Freeze | To stop | Maine

The Trump administration has agreed not to freeze Maine Schools, a victory for a state that was addressed by the President for his support for the transgender rights.

In an agreement open on Friday, the US Agricultural Ministry (USDA) said that it would keep all efforts to hold money back for a child nutrition program in Maine. The USDA had suspended these dollars after Maine's officials said that the state would be excluded from participation in girls sports.

In February, when the President threatened directly to revoke the state's funds in a White House meeting with governors, Janet Mills, Main's democratic governor, replied in a widespread exchange: “See you in court”.

Maine then sued the USDA last month to maintain its financing, and agreed to fall her complaint in the exchange for the restoration of funds on Friday.

“It is good to feel such a win,” said the governor a press conference, reported Portland Press Herald. “I stood in the White House and when I was confronted by the President of the United States, I told him that I would see him in court. Well, we saw him in court and we won.”

The governor said USDA has frozen means for a program that helps to feed 172,000 children in the state, the newspaper reported.

The USDA did not immediately answer a request for comment.

In the settlement, the USDA and Brooke Rollins, the agricultural secretary, agree to avoid the access of Maine to the US Ministry of Agriculture or to disturb in any other way … based on alleged violations against titles IX, without first following all the legally required procedures “.

The Trump government had claimed that Maine had violated Maine to allow the participation of transgender youth in sports in sports, the Federal Antid Crimination Act.

Maine's lawyers argued that the child nutrition program has received more than $ 1.8 million for the current financial year. Last year funds that were awarded but are currently not accessible, a total of more than 900,000 US dollars, the lawsuit said. The complaint also says that the program expects around 3 million US dollars, which are usually determined every July for the summer meal program for sponsorship management and meals.

A federal judge had instructed the Trump government last month to remove funds after it was found that Maine would probably be successful in her legal challenge.

Aaron Frey, Attorney General in Maine, said on Friday in a statement: “It is unhappy that my office had to fall back on before a federal court in order to obtain USDA to comply with the law and his own regulations.

“But we are pleased that the lawsuit has now been solved and that Maine will continue to receive funds that were instructed by the congress to feed children and adults in need of protection.”

The agreement does not have any other ongoing lawsuit that the Trump administration against the Maina of Education from Maine submitted to his policy for trans -athletes.

Mills said on Friday that she was “confident” that the state would also enforce in this case, reported Portland Press Herald. The governor who said that the dispute over the defense of the rights of the states added: “They won't tolerate these bullying tactics.”