What Female Means in Maine: Anyone Who Self-IDs as One

Did you know in 2021 the Maine Legislature passed a law that defines "female" as any individual who self-identifies as a woman, regardless of biological sex? "An Act to Bring Gender Parity to Corporate Boards" passed without Governor Janet Mills signature but is law nonetheless, and the similarities to England's law recently clarified by the UK Supreme Court is striking. One major difference is nobody knew it happened in Maine until recently - and we still don't know how or why it did - except that Maine seems to be following the playbook of trans activists from across the pond.

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Moving Forward on Gender in Maine: Stop Labeling People About Sex

You might have heard the State of Maine is being denied millions of dollars in federal funding by the Trump Administration because of the an ill-conceived "gender identity" law enacted in 2019 for special interest groups. What you haven't heard is that most Maine women (a) don't discriminate against transgendered people and (b) don't accept that "trans women" are women and should play on women''s sports teams. Do you?

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Cynthia Dill
Cape Elizabeth Politics: Housing in Town Center and School Bond Stew with Larry Benoit

The housing development everyone wants is on the ropes and the clipboards are out again in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, a beautiful coastal town of 9000 people who have been fighting each other over housing development and new schools for 4 years. Find out why Town Center Zoning Amendments passed Monday night by the Town Council are headed out to referendum, plus Larry Benoit joins the show for an update on the "new" new school proposal heading to voters in June after two failed attempts.

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Cynthia Dill
Why Larry Benoit is a "no" on Cape Elizabeth $94.7M school bond. "Wrong approach given high cost."

Former US Senate Sergeant at Arms and local political legend Larry Benoit is voting "no" on the Cape Elizabeth $94.7M school bond come November 5th for a lot of very good reasons. The bottom line? The tax burden for residents far outweighs any educational benefits.

And claims by the local school board that the proposed alternative $42M bond to cover the cost of essential renovations and repairs has not been vetted? "Disingenuous," Benoit says. "Utter nonsense."

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Cape Elizabeth Chairman Tim Reiniger in Hot Seat Over School Bonds says town council "not going to flinch" in its support of middle class.

"Smoke and mirrors" is what Reiniger calls the latest legal threats by gadflies who hired a law firm to stop a bond measure of $42M for essential school repairs that would raise taxes by 5% to be put out to voters along side the pricey $90M "Middle Ground" proposal that would build a brand new school to the tune of a 15% tax increase.

Plus, breaking news: Reiniger for re-election!

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