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Route FiftyMaine gets about $7.4 million from the USF every year to subsidize telephone service for low-income and rural Mainers.
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AP photos / Maine Public compositeThe poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center is the first to gauge Maine voters' feelings about the presidential race since President Biden dropped his bid for a second term.
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In a letter sent the same day that an Army report was released, the delegation members urged the Defense Department to implement the recommendations immediately and to "carefully assess" could be applied across the military. -
Starting Aug. 1, owners of dogs that have been in countries deemed low-risk for canine rabies must complete a form from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to cross the border. Dog owners are praising the changes, but some say they're still unnecessary and believe they should suspended. -
The U.S. Department of Justice said 45-year-old Christopher Maurer was among a crowd of rioters who gathered in an area known as the Tunnel.
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But not all of the state's Democratic leadership immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to become the party's nominee. -
President Biden's decision to stand aside, and the repercussions on the presidential race -
Maine voters will decide this November whether to keep the current state flag or revert back to a 1901 design, albeit likely with some modern updates. -
If confirmed by the Maine Senate, Sara Gagne-Holmes would take over the Maine Department of Health and Human Services at a time when the state's largest agency faces multiple challenges, including within child welfare programs. -
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While details are still emerging about the incident, delegation members praised the immediate response from Secret Service agents when shots rang out at the Pennsylvania rally. -
Some businesses say the proposal would help fix situations like this winter, when wages were boosted for about a week during a storm that didn't significantly impact the city.
