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Trump threatens retaliatory 200 percent wine tariff after EU proposes American whiskey tariff

By The Associated Press on Mar 13, 2025 10:34 am
The European tariff, which was unveiled in response to U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, was expected to go into effect on April 1.
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Columbia grad student’s detention will stretch on as lawyers spar over Trump’s plan to deport him

By The Associated Press on Mar 13, 2025 09:17 am
Mahmoud Khalil will remain detained in Louisiana until at least next week but can finally speak to lawyers while they fight the Trump administration’s plans.
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Maine health care providers warn of service cuts due to budget stalemate

By Billy Kobin on Mar 13, 2025 01:00 am
The Legislature once again failed Tuesday night to pass a short-term budget that fills a $118 million MaineCare shortfall.
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Donald Trump’s USDA reverses freeze on funding to Maine’s public universities

By Michael Shepherd on Mar 12, 2025 08:21 pm
It was an abrupt reversal of the funding freeze that was announced in a Monday notice to the University of Maine System.
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Why Maine’s federal judges recused themselves from a Republican’s lawsuit

By Michael Shepherd on Mar 12, 2025 07:25 pm
Rep. Laurel Libby sued after the Democratic-led House censured her for social media posts that identified a transgender high school athlete.
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New legislation would stop all development on Sears Island

By Sasha Ray on Mar 12, 2025 04:34 pm
One of the new bills would expand an existing conservation easement that protects two-thirds of the island from development.
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EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations

By The Associated Press on Mar 12, 2025 02:46 pm
"We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America's Golden Age,'' EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said
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USDA to end local buying programs for Maine food banks and schools

By Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public on Mar 12, 2025 01:50 pm
That includes a program that provided more than $720,000 to Maine schools to serve local produce to students.
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