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PublishedApril 7, 2025
How Trump’s actions are affecting — and targeting — Maine
In addition to a new federal lawsuit against the state, the new administration's actions include multiple efforts to pull funding over Maine's policies regarding transgender athletes, as well as unrelated cuts to health care funding and medical research grants.
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PublishedApril 2, 2025
Social Security head called Gov. Mills a ‘petulant child’ in email ordering staff to cancel Maine contracts
Emails show Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek ignored his own staff's warnings and briefly killed Maine contracts because he was upset that the governor publicly defied President Donald Trump.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2025
Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills
Rep. Chellie Pingree said the rationale given by Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is 'infuriating and absurd.'
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PublishedMarch 18, 2025
Social Security workers, union say staffing cuts would gut the agency
They warn that it is already understaffed and that further cuts, including the possible closure of the Presque Isle office, could lead to major disruptions for 355,000 older and disabled Mainers.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2025
Maine under attack? Trump-Mills clash is followed by chaos and confusion
The president singled out Maine's governor in a Feb. 21 meeting at the White House; she replied, 'See you in court.' Some national observers say Maine is feeling the consequences.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2025
Social Security reverses course, will allow Maine parents to register newborns at hospital
The reversal by the Trump administration occurred less than a day after the news had spread to health care providers, sparking criticism and questions from Maine's congressional delegation.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2025
Social Security now requires Maine parents to visit an agency office to register newborns
The change — immediately criticized by pediatric health advocates — eliminates a program that allowed parents to fill out a form at the hospital to secure a Social Security number for their children.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2025
Opinion: Social Security Fairness Act will be tricky to implement
Funding and staffing issues are among the obstacles standing between retirees and higher benefits.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2025
Sen. Collins celebrates expansion of Social Security benefits
The Republican senator co-authored the new law, signed by President Biden Sunday, which she said will expand Social Security benefits for more than 25,000 Mainers.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2024
Thousands of Mainers expect to see boost in Social Security under bill before President Biden
If signed into law, the Social Security Fairness Act co-authored by Maine Sen. Susan Collins would increase benefits for nearly 3 million teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters and other public employees nationwide.
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