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Joshua A. Bickel/Associated PressMaine organizations researching PFAS are the latest groups to face sudden grant terminations, this time from the Environmental Protection Agency. -
Maine Legislature/Maine LegislatureLibby ran for governor in 2002, losing the Republican primary to Peter Cianchette. This time he's bringing a focus on energy as a tool for economic development and more collaboration between Republicans and Democrats.
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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey urges U.S. Supreme Court not to intervene and restore Rep. Laurel Libby's voting rights in the Maine House, arguing that the order doesn't require her to apologize for her views, but for targeting a high school transgender athlete. -
Lawyers in multiple states say their clients have been arrested in Maine in recent months despite having valid work permits, no criminal record, and pending claims for permanent status. -
Bills that would rollback transgender rights and ban them from participating on girls' sports teams are receiving more scrutiny amid the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maine. -
But the fate of the measure remains unclear despite bipartisan support for filling the nearly $120 million shortfall in the state's Medicaid program. -
Several proposals aim to reverse gender identity protections in the Maine Human Rights Act that have existed for years, but have drawn repeated criticism from Republicans and President Donald Trump. -
Commissioners recommend dozens of policy proposals to prepare Maine for future storms and flooding. -
Residents offered diverging - and at times impassioned - views on immigration enforcement. -
The two senators spoke during committee hearings where Cabinet secretaries fielded a variety of questions about the president's cost-cutting measures and policy priorities. -
The experimental platform will be moored off Castine for 18 months to collect data on the technology. -
Angus King III — son of independent U.S. Sen. Angus King — announced on Tuesday that he's running for governor.
