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The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services has announced its new executive director, Frayla Tarpinian, who will lead the effort to address the major backlog of indigent criminal cases.
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Shah, who lives in Brunswick, was the public face of Maine's response to the COVID pandemic and also held the second-highest position at the U.S. CDC for two years until President Donald Trump regained office.
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The Afterschool Alliance, a national nonprofit focused on increasing access to afterschool programs, found that 4 in 5 Maine children want to be in afterschool program, but can't find available spots.
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The plans call for the paving of new surface lots to accommodate a growing number of travelers who park their cars at the Portland International Jetport for longer periods of time. It would add a net total of 265 parking spaces.
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The nationwide series of protests included at least 40 demonstrations in Maine. Participants talked about what they see as Trump's unlawful expansions of executive powers and cuts to essential services.
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The states allege the Trump administration illegally clawed back funds to help low-income families access renewable energy.
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The power company told Maine DEP that proposed fish passage standards for a new water quality certificate were massively expensive and legally dubious.
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National Education advocates are sounding the alarm on the effect U.S. Department of Education staffing cuts will have on children with disabilities.
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Northern Maine is home to a large reserve of manganese — critical to the production of steel and batteries — according to the Maine Geological Survey.
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In the posts he criticized police and wrote that white rural Americans “actually are” racist and stupid. Platner said the posts were a result of loneliness and disillusionment after he left the military, but don't represent who he is today.