Emails show Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek ignored his own staff’s warnings and briefly killed Maine contracts because he was upset that the governor publicly defied President Donald Trump.
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Trump administration issues ‘final warning’ to Maine over transgender policy
Republican lawmakers urged Gov. Janet Mills and Democrats to fast-track legislation to comply with President Donald Trump’s demands.
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Trump’s policies cloud Maine’s economic outlook
President Donald Trump’s global trade war and federal spending cuts — as well as his threat of cutting funds to Maine — have state officials preparing for slowing economic growth and rising unemployment.
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How the US has tried to annex Canada before
Donald Trump might want Canada as a 51st state, but in times past some Canadians wanted to be part of the US.
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As Putin sees Ukraine … Trump sees Canada?
Donald Trump is not the first U.S. president to want to claim or annex Canada. But it backfired last time.
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How the Donald Trump of Canada became a resistance icon
Ontario’s Doug Ford is channeling a national backlash to the White House.
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Canadians are more patriotic than ever amid Trump’s trade war — but it’s important not to take national pride too far
Philosopher Richard Rorty can help us understand the delicate balance between being a good patriot and a bad patriot.
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Waterville ‘Tesla Takedown’ protest targets Elon Musk, Trump
More than 60 people from around central Maine stood in the snow Saturday at a Tesla charging station off Main Street at Elm Plaza to protest Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal government and firing of thousands of workers.
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Susan Collins clashes with Trump on spending cut
The president informed Congress that he is withholding $3 billion in emergency spending authorized in the stopgap spending bill that was approved last week.
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Maine officials refuse to sign Trump agreement on transgender athletes
The Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School said it would violate Maine law for them to sign the agreement requiring the barring of transgender athletes.