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Robert F. Bukaty/AP fileDuring a virtual press conference on Monday, Pingree said her office started getting reports last month that ICE was blocking attorney access, and that it has since become a growing trend. -
Current funding from the Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crimes runs out at the end of September, and no new funding has been announced, Preble Street, the Portland-based nonprofit, said. A spokesperson for the U.S. Justice Department said notice of grant funding opportunities will be rolled out in the new few weeks.
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The group was formed as a response to upheaval at the U.S. CDC where Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is carrying out his decades-long campaign to limit vaccines. It hopes to share resources to ensure vaccine access while planning responses to public health emergencies. -
An ICE arrest near a Portland school last week raised questions about how President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda could impact schools. -
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Maine and Oregon over their refusal to turn over voter data. Other states, including those led by Republican election officials, have also refused. -
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine questioned fired U.S. Centers for Disease Control Director Susan Monarez during a Senate health committee hearing Wednesday aimed at restoring trust through "radical transparency." -
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. -
Dan Kleban is the eighth Democrat to enter the race, although it's unclear how many of them will remain in the contest if Gov. Janet Mills enters the race. His introduction video focuses on his personal story and efforts to build one of the largest breweries in the state. -
In their 119-page complaint being filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 100 plaintiffs are seeking accountability from the Army, the Department of Defense and Keller Army Hospital for allegedly violating their own "policies, regulations and orders" intended to protect the public from soldiers with mental illness. -
The well-known progressive from Vermont also used the event to boost two Democratic candidates for statewide office in Maine: former Senate President Troy Jackson, who is running for governor, and U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner. -
There have been more than a dozen great white shark sightings on Maine's coast so far this August. And for beachgoers, surfers and swimmers, it's a reminder that the ocean is something to be shared. -
Defeating Susan Collins is Graham Platner’s primary goal, but he and his campaign also signaled that they’re gearing up for a potential fight against power brokers in the Democratic National Committee.
