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Tulley Hescock/Maine PublicThe resolution calls for more transparency, after ICE arrested a parent near an elementary school last week. -
Rep. Tiffany Roberts, D-South Berwick, says she formed an exploratory committee to gauge whether Democrats in the 1st Congressional District want a choice during the June 2026 primary.
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Planned Parenthood in Maine to fight after court lets Trump administration withhold Medicaid fundingPlanned Parenthood in Maine is facing a $1 million cut, but says it will continue to provide care for its roughly 2,000 patients who are covered by MaineCare, the state version of Medicaid. -
Last month, federal regulators changed the guidelines so that only those with a high-risk medical condition or who are age 65 or older qualify for the latest COVID vaccines. -
Twenty organizations in Maine are urging Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine to withdraw her support for Joshua Dunlap's nomination to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. -
The Inspector General's Office at the Defense Department initiated the review in response to major failings identified after an Army Reservist killed 18 people in Lewiston in October 2023. -
A group of lawmakers sent a letter to Washington calling for the Secretaries of Energy and the Interior to end all remaining offshore wind leases in the Gulf of Maine. -
There’s a bonafide primary contest among Democrats in the Maine race for the U.S. Senate. And one of the leading contestants, Gov. Janet Mills, isn't even an official candidate yet. -
Bangor City Council chair Cara Pelletier has resigned, citing what she calls "personal attacks" that have significantly impacted her family's well-being.
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The assassination of right wing activist Charlie Kirk drew bipartisan condemnation from Maine's political leaders, who all warned against the dangers of politically motivated violence. -
The data show there were 113,000 Mainers below the official poverty level in 2022 through 2024. When you consider government assistance such as SNAP and MaineCare and expenses like housing, health care and childcare, the number falls to 93,000. -
At MaineHousing's conference in Bangor Tuesday, State economist Amanda Rector says adding workers will put more pressure on the state' housing inventory.
