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Maine farmers are benefiting from free climate risk assessments as federal funds for conservation efforts decline. Warming temperatures and extreme weather events are increasingly disrupting planting ...
This week on the podcast, Ben, Cate and Channa dig into the Trump administration's restrictions on federally funded programs, including Head Start, which serves about 3,000 kids in Maine. Maine ...
Bangor, ME. Photo courtesy of City of Bangor, Maine – City Hall’s Facebook. Sometimes capitalists are the best at making arguments for socialists. Case in point: A recent report commissioned by Bangor ...
This week on the podcast, Ben, Cate and Channa dig into how Pres. Donald Trump’s budget bill injects roughly $170 billion into immigration and border enforcement with minimal oversight, while creating ...
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and a coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over new restrictions on federally funded programs serving immigrants in the U.S ...
A majority of Maine voters would be less likely to vote for Sen. Susan Collins for reelection if she were to support the House-passed federal tax and budget bill that would cut taxes for the ...
Lawmakers on the Taxation Committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill that would add a 2% tax on income over $1 million for individuals or $2 million for couples to help fund public education in Maine ...
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree chats with members from Maine’s agricultural community at a farmer’s market. Photo courtesy of Rep. Chellie Pingree’s Facebook. As the Trump administration’s actions ...
This week on the podcast, Cate and Ben dive into the real-life impact of national immigration policies right here in Maine. They break down some recent high-profile ICE arrests, including a viral ...
Patty Kidder of Springvale testified in favor of the bill that would put guardrails around the use of AI in health insurance claim decisions. Photos by Esther Pew. Heather Turner of Minot has spent ...
Legislation was introduced in the Maine State Legislature last week to give hourly workers mainly in the service industry predictable schedules and some degree of control over their lives outside of ...
Congressman Jared Golden has joined U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, along with over 100 House Democrats, in co-sponsoring federal “Medicare for All” legislation, which lead sponsor Rep. Pramila Jayapal ...