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Jackson Defends Maine’s High Cost of Health Care, Electricity as Collins Presses Him on Augusta Politics, Pay-to-Play Allegations

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) squared off against Graham Platner’s replacement as Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee, Troy Jackson, in the second of four scheduled debates in a contest that could ...
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Former MaineHealth Social Worker Arrested Following MDEA Investigation

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested a former MaineHealth social worker from Brooks on Wednesday following a ...
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Smith Challenges Pingree Over Child Welfare Failures, Declining Reading Scores

State Rep. Katrina Smith (R-Palermo) called Thursday for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree — the chief policy ...
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Maine Gov Begs White House to Delay Work Rule for Welfare Recipients

Gov. Janet Mills has joined four other Democratic governors who insist their states can’t ask Medicaid welfare recipients to ...
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Women’s Groups Protest Men in Women’s Prisons Outside Windham State Prison

New England Women’s Solidarity (NEWS) organized a bipartisan event on Wednesday outside of the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) Women’s Center in Windham to protest against trans-identifying men ...
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Parent Police: DOJ Finds Biden-Era Investigations into School Board Protests Chilled Parents’ Constitutional Rights

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a 22-page report, accompanied by more than 250 pages of exhibits and supporting materials, detailing findings from an investigation into the ...
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Belfast Man Arrested Months After Fatal Drunk Driving Crash in Stockton Springs

The Maine State Police arrested a Belfast man on Monday on manslaughter and OUI charges after he allegedly caused a crash that killed an Old Orchard Beach woman in April. [RELATED: Woman Killed in ...
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MaineCare Providers Go Without Weekly Payment as State Launches Major Claims-System Overhaul

MaineCare providers across the state will go without their regularly scheduled payment Wednesday as the Department of Health and Human Services carries out a major overhaul of the computer system that ...
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Maine DA Jackie Sartoris’ Oath of Office Missing From State Records for More Than Two Years, Internal Emails Reveal

State officials repeatedly sought the Cumberland County district attorney’s qualification certificate before receiving it in ...
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Troy Jackson Calls Susan Collins ‘Stupid,’ Then Walks Back Remark Ahead of First Senate Debate

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson sharpened his attacks on Republican Sen. Susan Collins during a campaign event ...
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Chellie Pingree Teams Up with Thomas Massie on Bill to Fulfill Trump Promise

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) joined forces on Monday with a bill meant to codify a promise from President Donald Trump aimed at helping ranchers, despite both very ...
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Susan Collins Debates Troy Jackson as Key Senate Race Enters Early Voting

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) turned her first debate with Graham Platner’s replacement into a test of the Democrat ex-Senate President Troy Jackson’s record and command of government Tuesday, answering ...