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Maine lawmakers propose new fees to fund the state’s roads

By Billy Kobin on May 05, 2025 01:00 am
The revenue-raising options are aimed at shoring up the Highway Fund that faces a roughly $280 million shortfall through 2027.
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Maine lawmakers grapple with what constitutes child neglect

By Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor on May 05, 2025 01:00 am
The debates center on concerns that Maine is unnecessarily investigating poor families for symptoms of poverty that are unfairly classified as neglect.
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Paul LePage files to run for Maine’s swing 2nd District

By Michael Shepherd on May 04, 2025 09:22 pm
LePage filed for the 2026 race late Sunday, setting up a potential contest between him and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden.
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Trump administration seeks to expand offshore oil and gas drilling in Gulf of Maine

By Kate Cough, The Maine Monitor on May 04, 2025 08:40 pm
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the permitting changes would cut what is often a multi-year review process down to several weeks.
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Maine Legislature sets long-awaited hearings on transgender athlete bills

By Michael Shepherd on May 02, 2025 09:31 pm
The hearings promise to bring hundreds of people to the State House to debate the culture-war issue that sparked a fight between Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump.
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Susan Collins has ‘serious objections’ to Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts

By The Associated Press on May 02, 2025 02:48 pm
The president's proposal would cut discretionary spending by 7.6 percent next year, including a real-terms cut to defense spending that the administration is billing as an increase.
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Trump administration backs down from freezing funds for Maine school food programs

By Christopher Burns on May 02, 2025 01:27 pm
The Trump administration has agreed to not freeze, terminate or interfere with Maine's access to the funds over alleged Title IX violations.
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Trump administration restores Maine Sea Grant funding

By Christopher Burns on May 02, 2025 11:15 am
That comes months after the funding was abruptly cut following a tense exchange between Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump.
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