Ari Snider
All Things Considered Host & News ReporterAri Snider grew up in Midcoast Maine and has reported for public radio stations in Southeast Alaska and Far West Texas, covering everything from salmon fishing to the restoration of a historic adobe church on the US-Mexico border. He got his start in audio storytelling as an undergrad at Brown University and through internships at radio stations in Vermont and Rhode Island. His work has won three Alaska Press Club awards and multiple Regional Murrow Awards, and has aired on numerous national radio programs.
When looking to get out of town for a weekend, Ari has a special fondness for the islands of Penobscot Bay and the lakes and mountains of western Maine.
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The 6-3 ruling issued Friday preserves the Universal Service Fund, which many rural libraries in Maine rely on for subsidized internet service. -
The Greater Portland Council of Government says its housing dashboard — based on building permits — is more detailed than Census estimates. -
Friday's Supreme Court ruling limited the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions, but did not address the merits of President Donald Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship. -
The report from the Maine Department of Labor says across the board wage growth is one factor driving the state's economic growth. -
The suit focuses on the administration's efforts to terminate grants for programs that were already in progress. -
In recent months Mills has tried to stabilize relations between Maine and neighboring provinces amid tariffs and fears over federal immigration enforcement. -
Local families and visitors also sought relief at a public splash pad in Deering Oaks Park. -
Gratien Milandou-Wamba had applied for asylum, but ICE says it arrested him after he allegedly tried to purchase a gun. -
Speakers at the rally urged attendees to join an effort to get the Cumberland County Jail to stop housing people for ICE. -
Immigration lawyers say many of the arrests are the result of informal cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration agencies. The state legislature is debating a bill to restrict that cooperation.
