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Potential MaineCare cuts threaten care for children and nursing home residents

By Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor on Mar 24, 2025 06:49 am
“There’s no room to absorb additional costs” in Maine’s health care system, according to a health care executive.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk confound Susan Collins’ pledge to bring money to Maine

By Billy Kobin on Mar 24, 2025 01:00 am
After Congress passed a bill to avoid a shutdown but cut state earmarks, Collins' website got a subtle edit.
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Donald Trump wants ‘full throated apology’ from Janet Mills

By Wendy Watkins on Mar 22, 2025 10:47 am
Trump also said he wanted Mills to make a statement "that she will never make such an unlawful challenge to the Federal Government again.”
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Janet Mills warns lawmakers of ‘hard decisions ahead’ after signing $11.3B budget

By Billy Kobin on Mar 21, 2025 04:34 pm
The approved budget heads off a state government shutdown. It also temporarily fills a MaineCare deficit and funds the fight against spruce budworm.
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Weekslong lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America

By The Associated Press on Mar 21, 2025 01:40 pm
On the Canadian border, a backpacker from Wales spent nearly three weeks at a detention center before flying home this week.
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Elon Musk meets with Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon and says he’s ready to ‘be helpful’

By The Associated Press on Mar 21, 2025 12:53 pm
According to a CNN video of the two men exiting their meeting, Musk refused to answer questions as to whether he received a classified briefing on China as part of the visit.
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Trump administration debates invoking ‘state secrets privilege’ around deportation flights

By The Associated Press on Mar 21, 2025 12:08 pm
A judge ordered the Trump administration to either provide more details about the flights or assert a claim that disclosing the information would harm “state secrets.”
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