Maine agencies that help immigrants, refugees settle in suddenly lose funding
It cut off funding this week, with no notice, to agencies working to resettle immigrants and refugees in the state.
Maine Republican legislators write Trump asking for further action to stop offshore wind
Maine Republican legislators wrote a letter to President Donald Trump thanking him for his recent action on offshore wind and asking him to take it a step further. The letter sent Thursday was authored by Rep.
Trump administration halts federal grants and loans, Maine lawmakers react
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Maine officials react to the White House rescinding federal freeze memo
Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal spending, reversing course
The White House order freezing federal grants caused mass chaos and confusion across Washington, appearing to imperil government programs that fund schools, provide housing and en
Maine attorney general joins lawsuit against the president’s federal funding freeze
In response to the federal funding freeze, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced he would join a multistate lawsuit against President Donald Trump.
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The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Maine. NH lawmakers want to change that.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that the boundary between the two states is the middle of the Piscataqua River.
Once poised to lead on offshore wind, Maine has stumbled
Maine, meanwhile, is mired in a long-running debate over where to develop an offshore wind port — Mack Point, an existing industrial port in Searsport, or adjacent Sears Island, an undeveloped state-owned island linked by a causeway.
Maine's domestic violence resource centers concerned about potential funding freeze
President Donald Trump's plans to pause trillions of dollars in federal spending sent shockwaves to federally-funded programs in Maine.
Mixed emotions in Maine as Trump takes office again
Some believe the administration will alleviate financial pressures and secure the border. Others worry of potential consequences to the climate and immigrants.
Trump’s order halting offshore wind disrupts Maine’s efforts to build an industry
Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project and plans for a turbine-assembly port will be affected by one of the new president's first executive orders.
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Trump's order blocking wind power could risk Maine clean energy plans
Trump's order could hinder development of Maine’s demonstration floating wind farm on a federal Gulf of Maine lease. And a suspension of federal permitting could impact a planned wind power project in Northern Maine.
Will Pete Hegseth be confirmed as Defense Secretary? Maine Sen. Susan Collins votes no
Maine, breaks with party to vote against Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary. Can he still get confirmed?
RFK Jr., grilled about comments on race and vaccines. Patel, Gabbard also faced hearings: Recap
Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.