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Robert F. Bukaty/AP fileThe Trump administration has proposed weakening regulations on emissions from passenger cars and trucks. -
The plaintiffs say the firings disproportionately targeted federal workers who are Black, women, and non-binary, and people who the administration perceived as advocating for protected racial or gender groups.
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Even though Maine waterways are shielded by state law advocates say the federal Clean Water Act provides a necessary backstop. -
James Clark, who lives in Washington County, describes himself as a moderate who decided to jump into politics after deciding he could no longer stay on the sidelines as he watches the political parties produce pre-scripted, branded candidates. -
Maine is one of the states that the Department of Justice has sued because Bellows' office has refused to comply with requests for voter roll information as part of the agency's election integrity efforts. -
Acadia National Park is on track for record visitation this year, after crowds were not dissuaded by the government shutdown. -
State officials have said as a result of new federal policies, about 1,200 people in Maine could lose their long-term housing and risk becoming homeless. -
Developers allege a new law illegally cuts benefits to solar farms that are already operating. -
The Republican's decision to sign the petition for the prospective 2026 referendum is consistent with her past statements on the issue, But it's also a departure from her typical reluctance to weigh in on state-level issues, including ballot initiatives. -
While MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 leaders accuse the Mills administration of "bad-faith bargaining," a spokesperson for the state disputed the claims and pointed to repeated pay raises for state employees since 2019. -
In a rare feat, more than half of the 435-member House signed onto Golden's "discharge petition" to force a vote — likely sometime in early-December — to rescind what the Maine Democrat describes as blatant "union busting." -
In 1989, Christen founded Maine Vocals — a grassroots organization dedicated to ending marijuana prohibition. The group started protests, music festivals and was a force behind a state referendum in 1999 to legalize weed for medical use.
