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Posted inMaine, Politics
Most Mainers don’t think Susan Collins deserves another term, survey says
Maine’s Republican senator is in a tough political spot, and her latest favorability numbers show it.
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Posted inNation & World
Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement
A federal judge has agreed with voting rights groups and Democrats that the Constitution gives the power to regulate federal elections to states and Congress — not the president
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan board takes heat as it moves funds to build baseball field
Redesignating more than $400,000 toward the project should allow the town to complete the baseball field portion of a larger plan for an athletic complex, the project’s clerk of works said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Maine author Monica Wood says libraries are essential, ‘under siege’
Wood, who grew up in the town of Mexico and lives in Portland, spoke Thursday at the Great Falls Forum in Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, News
Buxton widow awarded $1.3 million from Togus VA hospital for husband’s death
Roy Palmer, a U.S. Army veteran, died in 2020 after doctors gave him too much pain medication for stomach pain, leading to an overdose and respiratory cardiac arrest.
Posted inNews, Politics, Schools and Education
Roux Institute student had their visa terminated, ACLU confirms
This is the first publicly known instance of an international student in Maine losing their visa, although the ACLU filed a lawsuit last week to restore the status of international students in New England who have been targeted.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Janet Mills got pulled into the national spotlight. Will she use the attention to run for Senate?
The governor spoke with a Press Herald reporter this week and said she has ‘no plans’ to run for higher office, at least right now, despite building herself a national reputation for standing up to President Donald Trump.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine will not sign Trump administration letter to remove DEI programs from schools
The state’s education leaders said signing the letter would ‘bind the Maine DOE to language of executive orders or other federal guidance without the force of law.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
David Letterman was the surprise guest as ‘The Nite Show’ winds down for good
The show, hosted by Danny Cashman at Husson University in Bangor, ends its 15-year run next month.