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Miriam Wasser/WBUR.The Canadian province hopes to attract displaced investment to plans for a massive offshore generation and transmission project. -
Robert F. Bukaty/AP fileUnder the new policy, federal funding will be shifted away from programs that have provided long-term, supportive housing for chronically unhoused people.
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U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, of Maine's 1st District, voted against the bill because it failed to extend subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. But 2nd District U.S. Rep. Jared Golden has argued since September against his party's strategy of linking the government funding bill to the ACA tax credits. -
Wood leaves a Democratic Senate primary dominated by Gov. Janet Mills and oyster farmer Graham Platner. His decision follows last week's announcement by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden that he won't seek reelection. -
Nearly 50 protestors converged on the Portland offices of Republican Senator Susan Collins and Independent Angus King Monday in the wake of a tentative deal to end the government shutdown that doesn't include an extension of healthcare subsidies. -
As the end to the government shutdown seems near, Gov. Janet Mills directed Maine DHHS to start sending benefits to eligible households. Though advocates say the Trump Administration's handling of the crisis caused chaos. -
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner said the tentative deal to reopen the federal government is a disaster, and will have real consequences for working people. -
King joined seven Democrats to give Republicans the 60 votes they needed to advance the bill. But most Democrats voted against the proposal because it does not guarantee Congress will extend the health care subsidies that have been at the center of the shutdown fight. -
Journalist Colin Woodard discusses his new book about our divided nation and what it will take to repair the rifts -
Ben Chin of the Maine People's Alliance will become U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner's new campaign manager. He arrives as the campaign has been beset by staff upheaval. -
Washington County officials are considering what to do about the county's $8 million debt after voters rejected a bond referendum this week. -
Non-profit Maine Equal Justice said SNAP benefit amounts could be about half of what they were for single parents and elderly couples, and some working families might get no benefit at all.
