But Congress will have six months to come up with a legislative fix before the government stops renewing permits for people already covered by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
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Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Maine, News
Navigating the loneliness of your freshman year
New college students, know that this first year is a hard transition — but that feeling doesn’t last forever, Emily Higginbotham writes.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine gas prices surge more than 30 cents a gallon in the past week
Hurricane Irma could push prices higher, depending on where it makes landfall.
Posted inNation & World
Beyonce, Streisand, Oprah to headline Harvey relief telethon
George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon and others will also participate with taped or live messages.
Posted inNation & World
Utah hospital to police: Stay away from our nurses
The hospital’s CEO is ‘deeply troubled’ by the arrest and manhandling of a burn unit nurse on July 26.
Posted inMaine, News
Three people escape Waterboro house fire
Fire officials say smoke detectors alerted the family to the fire.
Posted inNation & World
Hurricane Irma menaces Caribbean islands with record winds while Florida prepares for impact
With the strongest winds ever recorded for an Atlantic storm, it ‘has the potential to devastate this state,’ says Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
King inspired ‘It’ filmmakers to become storytellers
The movie version of ‘It,’ featuring clown Pennywise, opens in theaters Friday.
Posted inNation & World
A ‘dreamer’ dies trying to save Harvey victims, days before Trump sinks DACA
‘He could have stayed home watching the news on television, but he chose to go help.’
Posted inMaine, Politics
Lisbon’s Garrett Mason cancels planned announcement of run for governor
The Maine Senate majority leader issued a statement early this morning that his mother, state Rep. Gina Mason, has died.