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Luciana Santerre/Maine PublicThe nationwide series of protests included at least 40 demonstrations in Maine. Participants talked about what they see as Trump's unlawful expansions of executive powers and cuts to essential services. -
Robert F. Bukaty/AP fileThe states allege the Trump administration illegally clawed back funds to help low-income families access renewable energy.
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In the posts he criticized police and wrote that white rural Americans “actually are” racist and stupid. Platner said the posts were a result of loneliness and disillusionment after he left the military, but don't represent who he is today. -
Jason Lilley, a maple industry educator with the UMaine Cooperative Extension, says the fact that maple trees are dropping their leaves a week early indicates they are stressed, and stress is bad for sugar production. -
Most federal employees received a partial paycheck last week for days worked before the shutdown began. But with no apparent end in sight, many workers are worried about when the next paycheck might arrive. -
Proponents of Question 2 argue that the existing law — often referred to as Maine’s yellow flag law — is a failed experiment that was not used to stop a gunman in Lewiston from killing 18 people and injuring and traumatizing countless others in 2023 despite warnings about his deteriorating mental health. -
Gov. Janet Mills ended months of speculation this week by officially entering the Democratic primary to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins next fall. -
Liberty Graphics teams up with Monterey Bay Aquarium to save sea otters, with help from Taylor SwiftA Liberty, Maine-based T-shirt company known for its nature-themed designs is teaming up with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California to raise money for the protection of sea otters, with a major boost from pop star Taylor Swift. -
Dozens of ratepayers turned out in Freeport Tuesday to speak out against a proposed electricity rate hike sought by Central Maine Power. CMP says the increase is needed the fund critical upgrades to the grid. -
Education advocates in Maine say they're concerned about the Trump administration's action Friday to furlough almost all of the support staff in the Office of Special Education Programs, or OSEP, within the U.S. Department of Education.
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Since July, Maine has experienced its worst drought in more than 20 years. Fall foliage experts say the dry weather shortens the amount of time leaves are on the trees. -
It's the latest program offered through a state-run PFAS fund created three years ago.
