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Robert F. Bukaty/AP FileState officials warn, funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is expected to run out of regular funding in the coming weeks due to the federal government shutdown. -
Screenshot/Pod Save AmericaPlatner says he didn't know about the Nazi affiliation when he got the tattoo as an 18-year-old rifleman in the Marines.
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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. -
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. -
The Maine energy department argues the utility has to finish a long-term grid improvement plan before proposing a multi-year investment plan. -
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. -
While the two Democrats with the most robust campaigns said they planned to stay in the race, at least one candidate has already dropped out. Meanwhile, the reaction from the political parties in DC highlights the national spotlight on the race for Maine Sen. Susan Collins' seat. -
What to known about Question 2 about "Extreme Risk Protection Orders to Restrict Firearms and Weapons Access" -
The Maine Center for Economic Policy says full Wabanaki sovereignty would be an economic boon to tribes and the state, while addressing centuries of exploitation. -
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Mills was reportedly recruited by Democratic Senate leaders after her high-profile confrontation with President Donald Trump in February, in which she told the president she'd "see you in court."
