‘We strongly urge you to immediately reverse course and abandon this dangerous plan,’ the Maine congresswoman and Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon wrote in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
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Cornville man sentenced for accessing child sexual abuse material
Wade Willette, 46, of Cornville, used the Kik messaging app to upload videos containing child sexual abuse materials in 2021.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Trump administration targets Maine again, this time on transgender policy in schools
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the U.S. Department of Education, which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows blasts Trump elections order
Trump has threatened to pull federal funding from states that don’t require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and count only those absentee ballots returned by Election Day.
Posted inMaine, News
USDA food cuts come as number of hungry Mainers keeps rising
As Good Shepherd Food Bank braces for a huge loss in food provided by the USDA, Sen. Angus King is calling for distributions to be reinstated and answers on why deliveries are being reduced.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Wicked Good Band’s Steve Bither dies at 76
A piano player and songwriter, he helped form the band 45 years ago and was a crucial part of its humor and sound.
Posted inMaine, News
FBI agents visit Boothbay transfer station
The bureau says it was not a raid and that agents were ‘conducting routine law enforcement activity.’
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Windsor man sentenced to 20 years for sexual assaults on girl
Peter Cayouette’s victim testified she was assaulted hundreds of times for a year, when she was 11 and 12 years old.
Posted inMaine, News
Franklin County selectmen choose budget committee members
Eleven budget committee members were chosen to represent the districts they live in.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Susan Collins clashes with Trump on spending cut
The president informed Congress that he is withholding $3 billion in emergency spending authorized in the stopgap spending bill that was approved last week.