The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted seven inspections at seven Food and Cosmetics companies from Maine in the second quarter of 2024.
An analysis by Pine State News shows that, following President Biden's new Title IX protections in April 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” Maine is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls' high school sports.
Maine received $903,794 in public pension contributions, ranking it 40th in the United States in 2022, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
As of June 2024, Maine experienced a 17.4% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.1% increase.