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Rep. Golden introduces legislation to halt Postal Service consolidation
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Maine House narrowly approves 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases, ban on bump stocks
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Storm relief bill caught up in last-minute state budget battle
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US House, Senate candidates in Maine haul in campaign cash
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Mark LaFlamme: Sweet words from secret squirrel sources
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One person hurt in Lewiston crash
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The legislation would ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2009.
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Under an agreement, attorney general offices in Maine and 14 other states will be able to investigate complaints about airline service, and could then refer cases to the U.S. Transportation Department for enforcement.
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Churchill is said to have complained that the painting 'makes me look half-witted, which I ain’t.'
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The broadest forgiveness category would help borrowers who owe more than they originally borrowed because of runaway interest.
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The woman had suffered multiple injuries in the Wednesday night crash near the intersection of Sabattus and College streets.
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Meanwhile, lawsuits over the law proceed.
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The high court case focuses on whether the anti-obstruction provision of a law that was enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp. can be used against Jan. 6 defendants.
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A federal appeals court found that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools.
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It's the first of Trump's 4 criminal cases to go to trial and may be the only one that could reach a verdict before the November election.
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Police received a report of an assault involving multiple juveniles Monday evening.
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The maker of popular weedkiller Roundup is turning to lawmakers in key states to try to squelch legal claims that it failed to warn about health risks.
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The site had been quietly inhabited for several years. The company that owns the property says it had been concerned about the camp growing but didn't call in the police.
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All 4 members have joined bipartisan efforts to prevent the potato's reclassification from vegetable to grain under federal dietary guidelines, and to encourage Japan to drop barriers to buying more U.S. potatoes.
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The House rejected the measure last week and will now reconsider the Senate version, which would exempt sand dunes from environmental protection in a bid to advance Maine's drive to generate offshore wind.
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The chunk of space junk was part of equipment discarded at the International Space Station.
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She was among the 10 singers to receive the most votes from the public after Sunday night's episode.
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Teams will be looking for nonpoint sources of stormwater runoff that carry organic nutrients into the ponds.
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Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
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The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life.
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Lots of activity at Lake Auburn Monday morning.
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The House voted 62-78 Monday against a bill that would provide up to $2 million in income tax credits to upgrade the facility.
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The bill now requires second votes in both the House and Senate before it heads to Gov. Mills' desk.
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Athletes practice Monday morning while construction continues on the playing fields at Edward Little High School in Auburn.
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The proposal now faces votes in the full House and Senate. If it passes unchanged, Gov. Janet Mills' spokesperson says she would not veto it.
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An international conference in Paris drummed up support Monday for Sudan’s 51 million people.
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The near-total abortion ban resurrected last week by the Arizona Supreme Court dates to 1864.
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Two vehicles collide Monday afternoon with one rolling over on Minot Avenue in Auburn.
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The district is expecting $2.2 million more from the state in 2024-25.
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Alicia Bubier, 48, died following the crash at the intersection of Huntington Hill Road and Quackenbush Lane, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office.
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The new ordinance combines six town ordinances into one document.
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The proposed spending plan is about $282,800 more than the current budget, which will expire on June 30.
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Gov. Mills allowed the proposal, in which Maine joins 16 other states and the District of Columbia in changing how it allocates Electoral College votes, to become law without her signature.
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While the three homes were unoccupied, one was being renovated, with a family of four planning to move in soon.
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Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter and is scheduled for trial in July.
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Some deaths occurred when lightning struck farmers harvesting wheat.
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The snapshot offers only a partial look at consumer spending and doesn’t include many services, including travel and hotel lodges. But the lone services category – restaurants – registered an uptick of 0.4%.
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Someone with knowledge of the situation says alarms went off on the ship’s refrigerated containers while it was still docked in Baltimore, likely indicating an inconsistent power supply.
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Many key bills, including the supplemental budget, remain on the table. But lawmakers don't appear poised to call for a special session to give themselves more time.
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St. Mary's Health System has cut back on staff and services over the last few years amid significant financial deficits.
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Israel’s defense system, with assistance from the U.S. and Britain, is credited with preventing serious damage or casualties in Sunday’s attack by Iran using more than 300 drones and missiles.
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Replacing floor tiles will take five to six weeks.
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Maureen Verreault says Central Maine Power Co. overcharged her from February 2005 to January 2023 but will only reimburse her for 6 years of overbilling.
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The layoffs could affect about 14,000 of the 140,473 workers employed by the Austin, Texas, company at the end of last year.
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After a norm-shattering presidency shadowed by years of investigations, the trial amounts to a reckoning for Trump.
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Northern Gaza was an early target of Israel’s war against Hamas and vast parts of it have been flattened, forcing much of the area’s population to flee south.
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The state has so far found PFAS-contaminated drinking water supplies in 51 wells near former landfills, but no one will say which landfills are leaking.