Changes proposed by Gov. Janet Mills would reduce the cost of the program that has been in place since 2022 by changing some eligibility requirements.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Why Chellie Pingree was skeptical of what she saw during an ICE facility visit
Pingree, a Democrat from Maine’s 1st District, made an oversight visit Thursday afternoon to the facility in Burlington, Mass.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maryland police release video of suspect in killing of Augusta philanthropist
Robert Fuller Jr., 87, was shot and killed Saturday at a nursing home in Potomac, Maryland.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
A Bangor doctor operated on the wrong foot. 7 years later, he did it again.
Acadia Foot & Ankle doctor Adam Darcy mistakenly performed surgery on a patient’s right foot instead of their left in 2024. He made the same mistake in 2017 and was sued over it.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
Natural gas prices in New England spiked to their highest level ever in January
That’s bad news for the cost of electricity in Maine, where experts said the state should hasten energy project permitting and transmission interconnection to keep prices down long-term.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation / World, News
What the Supreme Court tariff decision means for Maine
Canada, Maine’s largest trading partner, had been hit with double-digit import taxes.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Janet Mills attends governors meeting with Trump hours after announcing she wouldn’t
She initially planned to boycott the event after the White House refused to invite 2 Democratic governors, then did an eleventh-hour about-face once those governors attended the meeting after all.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Championships, preparation, protest make up week in photos
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from Feb. 13-19.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Rural Maine shelters could face closure without more state funding, directors say
Shelter directors across the state are pushing lawmakers to adopt a proposal that would increase funding using a portion of the real estate transfer tax.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools & Education
Bowdoin’s updated protest policies meet pushback from students, faculty
The Brunswick college said it is now in the process of refining those policies, which went into effect in January, following feedback.