Eesha Pendharkar
Reporter at Maine Morning Star
senior reporter covering education and state government in Maine for the @mainemorninstar via @statesnewsroom Formerly @educationweek, @bangordailynews.
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1 week ago |
mainemorningstar.com | Eesha Pendharkar
by Eesha Pendharkar, Maine Morning Star June 17, 2025 All legislation seeking to roll back rights for transgender people in Maine has now failed after the majority of the Senate on Monday rejected a bill that would have banned transgender girls from participating in girls sports.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Eesha Pendharkar
Lilac Lotus (center), an artist from Farmington, demonstrates in the State House in Augusta against proposed bills that would restrict transgender rights. At right is Jodi O'Connor from Starks. The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the bills on May 8, 2025.
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1 week ago |
mainemorningstar.com | Eesha Pendharkar
After hours of debate, both chambers of the Maine Legislature took initial votes to reject most attempts to restrict the rights of transgender students to use bathrooms, locker rooms, names and pronouns aligning with their gender identity. But one bill that prohibits trans girls from playing on girls teams narrowly passed the House of Representatives on Friday.
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2 weeks ago |
mainemorningstar.com | Eesha Pendharkar |Lauren McCauley
Despite pressure from the Trump administration to repeal protections for transgender student athletes, lawmakers in the Maine Senate late Thursday rejected legislation that would restrict transgender students’ access to school sports and bathrooms. The majority of the chamber also shot down an effort to roll back state law that establishes a process for someone at least 16 years old to access gender-affirming health care.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Eesha Pendharkar |AnnMarie Hilton
Nacole Palmer (right), executive director of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, sits with Arthur Barnard (center), who held a picture of his son, Lewiston shooting victim Arthur Strout, during a public hearing before the Maine Legislature's Judiciary Committee for a red flag citizen's initiative on June 11, 2025.
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