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Laurel Libby’s lawsuit is unprecedented test of Maine legislative rules

By Billy Kobin on Mar 17, 2025 01:00 am
Libby’s case, claiming First and 14th Amendment violations, challenges Maine’s rules on legislative participation.
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Crowd opposing Maine’s transgender athlete policy rallies in Augusta

By Kevin Miller, Maine Public on Mar 16, 2025 06:40 am
Rally-goers listened to roughly a dozen speakers, including a Presque Isle high school athlete who said she has had to compete against biological males.
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Donald Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown

By The Associated Press on Mar 15, 2025 09:52 pm
Senate Democrats argued for days over whether to force a shutdown, livid that Republicans in the House had drafted and passed the spending measure without their input.
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Susan Collins and Angus King vote to pass 6-month funding bill before shutdown

By The Associated Press on Mar 14, 2025 06:37 pm
The vote to pass the spending bill was 54-46, avoiding a shutdown that some congressional members believed could have catastrophic fallout.
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Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

By The Associated Press on Mar 14, 2025 05:09 pm
DOGE's "nearly unlimited" access violates privacy laws and presents massive information security risks, members of a lawsuit against the Trump administration said.
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‘Damage can not be overstated’ Chellie Pingree says, raising concerns over national park workforce culling

By Tribune Content Agency on Mar 14, 2025 04:26 pm
The Park Service normally has about 20,000 employees across the U.S., but saw that drop drastically as cuts were made in the past weeks.
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Democrats move ahead with stopgap budget after MaineCare deal falls apart

By Billy Kobin on Mar 14, 2025 11:37 am
The bill would "keep the lights on" and avoid a state government shutdown.
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