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The Democratic National Committee Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court aiming to force the Trump administration to admit if it plans to send armed federal law enforcement or U.S. troops to polling locations in the upcoming midterm elections. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/10/r...
Briefing on Trump’s Iran war angers US Senate Dems as Pentagon reports 140 troops injured | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social @ashleymurray.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/10/r...
Maine lawmakers advanced a proposal on Tuesday that would require political campaigns and political action committees to provide a disclosure label for any content significantly altered by artificial intelligence. mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
In an effort to help alleviate the state’s child care shortage, Maine lawmakers passed legislation aiming to increase the availability of care, particularly for infants and toddlers. mainemorningstar.com/briefs/legis...
Rep. Pingree built a farm-to-politics career. Now she’s working with MAHA moms. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/10/r... | via
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Trump sends mixed signals on Iran war end, pushes election overhaul bill | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/09/r...
Attorney General Aaron Frey broke with state Democratic leaders last week when he filed a brief before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court opposing a proposed expansion of ranked-choice voting. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/09/b...
Americans are paying more for gas Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran chokes off a significant route for roughly one-fifth of the world’s petroleum products. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/09/r...
Kalshi and Polymarket are skirting laws on sports betting, states say | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/09/r...
State Medicaid budgets will be reduced by a total of $665 billion over the next decade, after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts federal investment in the health insurance program, according to a new analysis. | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/09/r...
Maine lobstermen landed 78.8 million pounds in 2025, maintaining the largest fishery in the state, even as the haul is down again from the year before. mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
States Newsroom conducted a 50-state investigation examining state and federal budgets, as well as the tax records of these organizations, finding that while the magnitude of public funding for them is growing, oversight is not. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/07/r...
“I fully expect they’ll attempt to retaliate against Maine in the same manner they have elsewhere: by withholding federal Medicaid funding,” she said, vowing to take the Trump administration to court if it does.” mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/07/r...
Nearly one-third of the nation’s private sector workers are covered by paid leave programs as more states require employers to provide medical and family leave, according to a new analysis released this week. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/06/r...
Maine judicial branch says it will move all courts to online records by February 2027 mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
The United States lost 92,000 jobs in February, edging unemployment up slightly according to the latest employment figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/06/r...
Maine lawmakers backed a plan to fund the testing and clean up of private wells contaminated with toxic forever chemicals, which have threatened drinking water through spills, the spreading of tainted sewage sludge and other applications. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/06/a...
“Congress should ensure we are spending taxpayer dollars to improve the quality of life for the American people, not paying for another endless war in the Middle East," Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle wrote. | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/05/r...
An added exemption for political organizations to a sweeping data privacy proposal has narrowed support for the legislation, though it’s still moving forward — for now. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/05/n...
Golden splits with Democrats as House rejects restraint on Trump’s war power in Iran mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/05/r...
In an effort to reduce the cost of child care for working families, Maine lawmakers passed legislation to increase state support. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/05/m...
BREAKING: Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to tap Oklahoma Sen. Mullin mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/05/r...
Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near election sites, amid persistent worries that President Donald Trump will use federal law enforcement or the military to disrupt the midterm elections. | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/05/r...
“My children won’t go hungry,” said Buckfield resident Kasey McBlais. “I will miss a mortgage payment or an electric bill in order to feed them.” Following federal changes to SNAP, thousands of Mainers like McBlais are seeing disruptions in their benefits. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/05/h...
With Collins’ help, US Senate rejects limits on Trump war powers mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/04/r...
Following uproar over jails holding ICE detainees, lawmakers consider tweaking state law mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/04/f...
A new poll out Wednesday has Graham Platner with a sizable lead over Gov. Janet Mills in Maine’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/04/a...
"The first priority of optometrists is, and always will be, patient safety. Changing regulations will not change that," writes Dr. Lindsay Michaud in a commentary on pending legislation to expand the scope of practice for optometrists. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/04/m...
In a critical 2026 battle for control of the U.S. Senate, AP declared James Talarico the winner of the Texas Democratic primary, while incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton will spend weeks to come competing in a runoff election. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/04/r...
Thousands are now going uninsured, and a lot more are choosing plans that only cover the bare minimum, based on preliminary enrollment data from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/04/t...