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Charlie Neibergall/AP fileGov. Janet Mills signed the bill into law this week, joining a handful of other states seeking to shield doctors from harassment and potential lawsuits. -
Jose Luis Magana/AP/FR159526 APThe city of Portland and Cumberland and Hancock Counties were among the 500 so-called "sanctuary jurisdictions" around the country put on notice by the Department of Homeland Security this week. The Trump administration believes these cities and counties are "obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws."
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While supporters say the $10-per-foot impact fees will help pay for infrastructure improvements and climate mitigation, opponents say it is a tax that sends that wrong message to yacht owners that spend money in coastal towns. -
The bill would allow providers to request that prescription labels for Mifepristone, Misoprostol, and their generics be printed with the name of the prescribing health care facility, rather than the clinician. -
Republican Sen. Susan Collins said she is still evaluating all the provisions in the major spending bill before the Senate. -
Maine organizations researching PFAS are the latest groups to face sudden grant terminations, this time from the Environmental Protection Agency. -
Libby ran for governor in 2002, losing the Republican primary to Peter Cianchette. This time he's bringing a focus on energy as a tool for economic development and more collaboration between Republicans and Democrats. -
With the chilling effect uncertainty at the federal level has caused over clean energy tax credits and other funding, advocates say it's more important than ever to invest in renewables at the state level. -
The proposal is the centerpiece for President Donald Trump's domestic agenda, but Golden and Pingree framed it as a massive wealth transfer from the poorest Americans to the wealthiest. -
Lodging operators are reporting bookings are down 10% to 18% after President Donald Trump said Canada should become the 51st state of the U.S. -
Portland police arrested 20 activists Wednesday afternoon as they staged a so-called "die-in" to protest the ongoing war in Gaza and the lack of humanitarian aid for Palestinians. -
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would narrow Maine's right to repair law to only apply to some vehicles- but advocates of the law say it undermines the law and goes against what residents voted for two years ago.
