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Before it’s too late, I urge Maine legislators in the House and Senate to think hard about what they’re about to do. Is this really the legacy we want to leave for Maine’s energy future?
Jun. 2—A government-funded campaign has begun spraying insecticides and biological agents on 240,000 acres of Maine's North Woods infested with spruce budworm, a voracious forest pest that ...
In today’s polarized and seemingly never-ending news cycle, it’s become harder than ever to separate fact from fiction. That’s why the Maine Trust for Local News is teaming up with Gigafact ...
The Maine Coast Fisherman’s Association praised Jordon Hudson for her advocacy during the Miss Maine USA pageant earlier this month. Support for Maine fishermen appeared to be close to Hudson ...
Paul LePage (R) filed paperwork Sunday to run against Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd House District. LePage lost a gubernatorial bid in 2022; Golden won reelection in 2024 by less than 3,000 votes.
The funding freeze was not Maine’s only legal battle with the Trump administration. Last month, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against the state over allowing boys to compete in ...
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is filing a civil lawsuit against Maine's Department of Education, claiming it violated Title IX.
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday announced a civil lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education for violating Title IX, the federal law against sex discrimination that the Trump ...
It alleges Maine’s policy on transgender athletes violates Title IX. The Justice Department has filed suit against Maine in an effort to challenge the state's policy regarding transgender ...
Trump threatened to withhold funding from Maine if the state refused to comply with an executive order he had signed barring transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports ...
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funding that was allocated to Maine from the U.S. Department of Agriculture — funds that had been withheld following ...