A proposed bill would create a state-funded no-interest loan program for Maine farmers whose federal contracts are frozen by the Trump administration.
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Sen. Angus King interviewed by ‘60 Minutes’ about Ukraine support
Maine’s independent senator is expected to appear during a segment on Ukraine’s 3-year-old war with Russia that is set to air Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mainers join nationwide economic blackout in their own way
Some small businesses saw more cash purchases during the 24-hour grassroots action against the U.S. economic and political system.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Mattie Daughtry has spent a decade trying to get Maine high schoolers more sleep. She’s still at it.
The Brunswick Democrat has long championed pushing Maine’s high school start time to 8:30 a.m., saying that pediatric research shows teens need more sleep than early school start times allow.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
CMP seeks $228 million for 2024 storm repair costs
The utility says it responded to 25 storms in 2024, including a March ice storm and April nor’easter that affected the large majority of its 650,000 customers.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County computer network attacked; no permanent data lost
Franklin County’s computer network was briefly disrupted Feb. 6. by a cyberattack, but the IT department was able to restore impacted systems quickly.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Lawmakers try again to hire auditor to oversee Maine’s secretive state police intelligence unit
The Maine Information and Analysis Center has drawn criticism for years concerning its transparency and claims that it was illegally monitoring and storing data on civilians.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston plans to begin $5M in riverfront upgrades next year
The projects include a community pavilion in Simard-Payne Memorial Park and a pilot project to create overlooks and steps down to the canal along Oxford Street.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Dispute between internet companies leaves rural Mainers offline for over a week
Trailrunner Broadband Internet has accused Consolidated Communications Inc. of disrupting service to win over new customers. Consolidated denied the accusation and said there was no outage.