The Democrat proposed a ‘three-part affordability agenda’ Wednesday, parts of which have drawn criticism from Republicans.
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1 dead, 1 hurt after ‘altercation’ in Standish, police say
A fight on Kennie Drive led to the death of one man, but police haven’t said how he was killed or revealed what may have happened at the home.
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Jay man dies in vehicle on busy Rumford bridge
The 55-year-old man appeared distraught and was seen with a handgun before he died by suicide on Chisholm Park Bridge, police say.
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His mom died in a Maine jail nearly 2 years ago. Now, he’s suing.
Kevin Toulan alleges in his lawsuit that staff at the Cumberland County Jail ignored his mother ‘for over 9 hours’ while she was in a cell.
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In Maine U.S. Senate race, Democrats burn cash while Sen. Susan Collins stockpiles it
Democratic U.S. senators and governors are backing Gov. Janet Mills, while unions and progressive groups back political newcomer Graham Platner. Both trail Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in the money race.
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Madison board takes addiction clinic application under advisement
Acadia Healthcare has applied to open its clinic, offering methadone treatment and other services, under an ordinance voters approved in 2024.
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How the Wabanaki coalition is fighting for tribal sovereignty
Tribal leaders are pushing to secure funding for an education bill this session, but keeping sovereignty top of mind as the gubernatorial race gets underway.
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We read 750 mentions of Maine in the latest Epstein files. Here’s what we found.
Maine and former Sen. George Mitchell appear hundreds of times in the latest batch of files about Jeffrey Epstein, the powerful child sex trafficker.
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Maine immigration enforcement appears to have slowed since surge, but effects linger
Observers say ‘normal’ enforcement during the Trump administration is far from normal.
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Gov. Mills is calling for a bell-to-bell school cellphone ban. What does that mean?
Maine would join more than 20 states that ban cellphones for the entire school day. Several districts have already adopted their own policies, but statewide mandates of any kind often meet resistance.