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(Reuters) – The administration of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, agreed on Friday to refrain unilaterally MaineAccess to federal funds used to feed school children, ending one of several legal fights derived from the state’s refusal to meet their demands to prohibit transgender athletes from girls sports teams.

The United States Department of Agriculture was established with the State led by Democrat three weeks after a federal judge issued a temporary restriction order that blocked the one that did not cut the federal funds used for nutrition programs.

“We are pleased that the demand has been resolved and that Maine It will continue to receive funds as indicated by Congress to feed vulnerable children and adults. “ Maine Atuum prosecutor Aaron Frey, a Democrat, said in a statement.

The USDA did not respond to a request for comments.

The agreement does not affect the Trump administration decision to sue Maine On the accusations that the title IX is violating, which prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs, or the decision of the United States Department of Education to launch an administrative procedure to reduce all federal education funds for MainePublic schools.

The United States education and justice departments claim that Maine It is violating title IX by allowing transgender athletes to participate in sports of girls and women.

The education department procedure puts around $ 250 million Maine Receive annually for in danger. The financing in question with the USDA was a smaller sum, around $ 3 million.

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Democratic Maine Governor Janet Mills faced the Republican President on the issue of transgender athletes during a White House event in February.

At a February 21 meeting with the governors, Trump threatened to retain funds from Maine If he did not comply with an executive order, he signed that it prohibits transgender athletes from practicing women’s and female sports.

“We are going to follow the law, sir,” Mills replied. “See you in court.”

The USDA was the first agency to reduce funds to Maine. But American district judge John Woodcock on April 11 concluded that he probably did not comply with legal procedures when he froze the financing and declared Maine I was violating title IX.

Instead of litigating whether a long -term judicial order must be issued, the USDA agreed not to freeze or cancel State access to federal funds in the future without following all legally required procedures.

(Nate Raymond report in Boston; Alexia Garamfalvi and Richard Chang) edition