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Maine expected to take in $250M more than initially thought over next two years mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
Maine expected to take in $250M more than initially thought over next two years • Maine Morning Star
Maine is expected to take in nearly $250 million more over the next two years than previously thought, according to an updated estimate from the state’s Revenue Forecasting Committee. The nonpartisan…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Trump admin lifts block on using victim aid funds for immigrant legal services, AGs drop suit | via @rhodeislandcurrent.com mainemorningstar.com/briefs/trump...
Trump admin lifts block on using victim aid funds for immigrant legal services, AGs drop suit • Maine Morning Star
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general is withdrawing one of their lawsuits filed in Rhode Island’s federal court after the Trump administration agreed to drop a rule that would have restricted…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Trump admin lifts block on using victim aid funds for immigrant legal services, AGs drop suit | via @rhodeislandcurrent.com mainemorningstar.com/briefs/trump...
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/r...
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers • Maine Morning Star
A California union and a group of current farm workers from around the country are suing to stop new federal guidelines that cut wages for temporary foreign agriculture workers — helping farmers but…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/r...
Mainers consider forgoing health insurance due to spiking costs mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/m...
Mainers consider forgoing health insurance due to spiking costs • Maine Morning Star
Rachel Phipps, a retired social worker from Kennebunk, was diagnosed last month with skin cancer, which she has been getting treatments for. If the cancer isn’t gone by her follow up appointment in…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Mainers consider forgoing health insurance due to spiking costs mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/m...
State workers union files complaint accusing Mills administration of negotiating in bad faith mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/s...
State workers union files complaint accusing Mills administration of negotiating in bad faith • Maine Morning Star
State employees filed a formal complaint on Monday accusing the Mills administration of not bargaining in good faith in ongoing negotiations for labor contracts that expired at the end of June. The…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
State workers union files complaint accusing Mills administration of negotiating in bad faith mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/s...
Sen. Collins signs petition seeking to roll back trans student access to sports, facilities mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/s...
Sen. Collins signs petition seeking to roll back trans student access to sports, facilities • Maine Morning Star
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has signed a referendum effort seeking to bar transgender girls from participating on girls’ sports teams and from using girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms. The Republican’s…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Sen. Collins signs petition seeking to roll back trans student access to sports, facilities mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/s...
Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel grilled lawyers for a former White House official and The Associated Press Monday in a case that could significantly overhaul press access to the Oval…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served ‘unlawfully’ | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served 'unlawfully' • Maine Morning Star
A senior federal judge dismissed charges Monday against two public officials with long-running public disputes with President Donald Trump, saying the controversial appointment of the president’s…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served ‘unlawfully’ | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
The collaborative quest to build a weather station tough enough to measure Mount Washington’s gales | via @NewHampshireBulletin.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
The collaborative quest to build a weather station tough enough to measure Mount Washington’s gales • Maine Morning Star
The Cog is aiding in the construction of a new, steel tripod station along its tracks that will — hopefully — prove more durable than the aluminum structures used by the observatory in the past.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The collaborative quest to build a weather station tough enough to measure Mount Washington’s gales | via @NewHampshireBulletin.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
New federal student debt rule seen as tool to enforce Trump agenda | via @statesnewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
New federal student debt rule seen as tool to enforce Trump agenda • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — A new U.S. Department of Education regulation to narrow eligibility for a key student debt relief program for public service workers has drawn strong opposition from advocates who argue t...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New federal student debt rule seen as tool to enforce Trump agenda | via @statesnewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/w...
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals • Maine Morning Star
As the movement to return more sovereignty to the Wabanaki Nations is poised to continue in the upcoming legislative session, tribal leaders say recent events underscored the benefits that even piecem...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/w...
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/w...
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals • Maine Morning Star
As the movement to return more sovereignty to the Wabanaki Nations is poised to continue in the upcoming legislative session, tribal leaders say recent events underscored the benefits that even…
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November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/w...
Check out the latest episode of "Stories from the States," States Newsroom's weekly podcast. This week, beyond Utah’s new maps, will mid-decade redistricting be the new normal? mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/p...
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Check out the latest episode of "Stories from the States," States Newsroom's weekly podcast. This week, beyond Utah’s new maps, will mid-decade redistricting be the new normal? mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/p...
Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters | via @AlaskaBeacon.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters • Maine Morning Star
A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of Alaska to the High Arctic.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters | via @AlaskaBeacon.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani in warm White House meeting | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani in warm White House meeting • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani turned around their heated criticism in remarks to the press after an Oval Office meeting Friday. After months of…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani in warm White House meeting | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January | via @georgiarecorder.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January • Maine Morning Star
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia, a Rome Republican, announced her plans to resign from Congress Friday evening in an unexpected video message. Greene, who was first elected in Georgia’s…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January | via @georgiarecorder.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Maine among states tackling private equity’s growing role in health care | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/21/r...
Maine among states tackling private equity’s growing role in health care • Maine Morning Star
As more private equity firms buy health care physician practices and facilities, states are pushing back on acquisitions that some critics say could potentially gut health care infrastructure.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Maine among states tackling private equity’s growing role in health care | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/21/r...
Shield laws have held up so far, but a new anti-abortion Texas statute means to test them | via @elishabrown.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/21/r...
Shield laws have held up so far, but a new anti-abortion Texas statute means to test them • Maine Morning Star
A law set to take effect in early December gives Texans the power to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion pills to the state, from drug companies to doctors. Whether Texas’ statute can puncture…
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November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Shield laws have held up so far, but a new anti-abortion Texas statute means to test them | via @elishabrown.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/21/r...
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/21/r...
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms • Maine Morning Star
In a tacit admission that U.S. food production requires foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries. At the same time, U.S.…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/21/r...
Democratic-led states ramp up protections in reproductive health shield laws | via @elishabrown.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/21/r...
Democratic-led states ramp up protections in reproductive health shield laws • Maine Morning Star
Shield laws that protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state prosecutions have become a point of contention in the fight over access to abortion medication. These measures popped up in…
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November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Democratic-led states ramp up protections in reproductive health shield laws | via @elishabrown.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/21/r...
The Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean? | via
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The Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean? • Maine Morning Star
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ call for a close reexamination of the 42 million people who receive federal food aid has befuddled advocates and lawmakers, coming mere days after…
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November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Bennett extols benefits of breaking from two-party system at gubernatorial campaign event mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/20/b...
Bennett extols benefits of breaking from two-party system at gubernatorial campaign event • Maine Morning Star
At a Thursday campaign event with former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Maine Sen. Rick Bennett from Oxford denounced the two-party system, making the case for his independent bid for…
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November 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Bennett extols benefits of breaking from two-party system at gubernatorial campaign event mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/20/b...
Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’ mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/20/r...
Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of 'seditious behavior, punishable by death' • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition on social media Thursday and threatened them with punishment as severe as death, after they appeared in a video…
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November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’ mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/20/r...
Mifepristone on trial: Where lawsuits about a key abortion medication stand | via @sofiaresnick.bsky.social mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/20/r...
Mifepristone on trial: Where lawsuits about a key abortion medication stand • Maine Morning Star
Despite its strong safety record, the abortion and miscarriage drug mifepristone has been taken to court in several conflicting lawsuits, where some plaintiffs argue the drug should be easier to…
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November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Mifepristone on trial: Where lawsuits about a key abortion medication stand | via @sofiaresnick.bsky.social mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/20/r...