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Maine lawmakers launch probe into late child care payments

By Paula Brewer on Mar 03, 2025 05:32 pm
The issue of late payments from the Department of Health and Human Services to child care providers has been felt across the state.
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Maine lawmaker’s posts hang over proposal to ban ‘doxxing’ children

By Billy Kobin on Mar 03, 2025 04:53 pm
The bill follows viral posts by Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, about a Maine transgender student who won a state track and field title.
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Trump says 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday

By The Associated Press on Mar 03, 2025 04:30 pm
The president said Monday that there was “no room left for Mexico or for Canada” to avoid the steep new tariffs.
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Maine’s might be the only Sea Grant program cut by Trump

By Bill Trotter on Mar 03, 2025 04:06 pm
A letter from NOAA said Maine’s program is “no longer relevant to the focus of the Administration’s priorities and program objectives.”
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Daughter of UMaine Hobey Baker Award winner leads BC to quarterfinal win over UMaine

By Larry Mahoney on Mar 03, 2025 03:33 pm
Sophomore Julia Pellerin scored a pair of goals and assisted on another to lead Boston College hockey team to 4-3 win over University of Maine.
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Lobstermen can sue environmental group for defamation, judge says

By The Associated Press on Mar 03, 2025 02:41 pm
Seafood Watch placed lobster from the U.S. and Canada on its do-not-eat "red list" in 2022.
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John Bapst boys hockey earns berth in B North final, while Kents Hill ousts Bangor in A quarters

By Larry Mahoney on Mar 03, 2025 02:24 pm
John Bapst boys hockey team is on its way to Class B North finals. Bangor boys hockey team lost to Kent Hills in the Class A quarter finals.
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A Wabanaki musician composed the score for this Oscar-nominated documentary

By Emily Burnham on Mar 03, 2025 02:05 pm
Mali Obamsawin, a jazz and folk musician who grew up in Farmington and who is a member of the Abenaki First Nation at Odanak, composed the score for “Sugarcane."
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Janet Mills says Maine’s transgender athlete policies are ‘worthy of a debate’

By Michael Shepherd on Mar 03, 2025 02:02 pm
Monday was the first time that Mills spoke to reporters since Trump threatened Maine’s federal funding, sparking a terse exchange last month.
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Maine will continue to offer gender designation ‘X’ on driver’s licenses

By Madi Smith, Maine Public on Mar 03, 2025 01:52 pm
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said in a statement that the president's executive order does not override Maine law.
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