Both the Democratic and Republican sides feature wide-open races ahead of the June 9 primaries. Ranked-choice voting will likely decide the winners.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tariff refunds won’t benefit many Maine businesses, consumers
Importers that do get refunds say they have no apparent way to reimburse consumers for tariff costs passed along to them.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Democrats to spend more than $8M to hold Jared Golden’s Maine seat
Democrats have held the seat since 2018, but the district has voted for Donald Trump 3 times. Republicans are spending big, too.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Body of lobsterman recovered in Down East bay
Thomas West, 63, of Steuben, was found dead Wednesday in Dyer Bay, according to the Maine Marine Patrol.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Susan Collins backs Republican plan to fund ICE, Border Patrol
Two Republicans voted no, and Collins was not one of them.
Posted inCommunity, News
Somerset County officials propose budget with 3.5% tax increase
Officials considered a budget with essentially no tax increase but decided to try to spread out forecasted impacts over the next several years.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture, News, Things to Do
UMF to host 13th annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival May 2
The festival will be held rain or shine between the Olsen Student Center and Roberts Learning Center.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
More Maine high schoolers are looking to Canada for college
Amid increased political pressures on American higher education, and the rising cost of college, some Maine students are heading across the border.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Cumberland County officials vote to remove ICE from jail contract with feds
The decision comes after 8 months of public outcry over immigration detentions and roughly 3 months after the Department of Homeland Security pulled dozens of its prisoners from Cumberland County Jail.
Posted inCommunity, News
Lewiston woman makes manslaughter plea in 2024 Litchfield killing
Shari Allimah pleaded guilty Tuesday in the death of Gerald Marin less than a week before her trial was scheduled to start.