Mark Swann, executive director of Preble Street, says some 1,200 Mainers, including seniors, veterans and people with disabilities, are at risk of losing their homes after the Trump administration announced it will cut funding for the Continuum of Care program. Read the story at the link below.
Federal government releases nearly $40M in heating assistance for Mainers
Maine secretary of state opposes using federal immigration database to determine voter eligibility
Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from Maine, other Democratic-led states mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/02/r...
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Tuesday that "however you describe it, you’re talking about trying to deny hungry people food."
With Massachusetts toying with the idea of procuring offshore wind energy from Canada, officials in Maine say they are keeping an eye on opportunities across the border as local development has been stalled. mainemorningstar.com/2025/07/25/a...
Updated: Both chambers of the Maine Legislature cast initial votes on Tuesday in favor of a bill to restrict local authorities from carrying out federal immigration enforcement. mainemorningstar.com/2025/06/17/b...
The ruling pauses the Trump administration's effort close the nation’s largest job training program for low-income young adults.
The group announced their people’s veto effort in March after the Democratic-controlled Legislature and Gov. Janet Mills approved a two-year, $11.3 billion budget.
In Senate speech, Angus King invokes Margaret Chase Smith’s ‘Declaration,’ warns of current ‘crisis’
King said that President Trump is "attempting to govern like a monarch." The independent also accused many of his colleagues of deliberately ignoring what he sees as Trump's violations of the constitution.
Today's GDP numbers are a snapshot of how Trump's tariffs are affecting the economy. In Maine, his erratic implementation of import taxes is making it difficult for economic forecasters to predict revenues -- a critical piece of how state lawmakers draft the state budget.
A bipartisan bill introduced during a public hearing Tuesday would formalize and increase collaboration between agencies involved in grid planning. mainemorningstar.com/2025/04/30/a...
Sue voted to confirm RFK Jr. — who is now shamelessly helping Trump gut our public health infrastructure and push conspiracy theories. #ShameOnSue
"This president is engaged in the most direct assault on the Constitution in our history," U.S. Sen. Angus King writes.
“The contract we make as a country with veterans is currently being broken," said U.S. Marine Court veteran Scott Surette, a postal worker who serves as president of Branch 122 of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union Local 301. mainemorningstar.com/2025/04/30/s...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has started a process to schedule drilling for offshore fossil fuel.
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The company cited the exchange rate, transportation costs, and tariffs as the drivers of the decision.
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A 2009 study from the Maine Geological Survey noted there was no potential for oil and gas accumulation in state waters and little potential further offshore.
He believes the country is witnessing the “collapse of the constitutional structure.”
Acadian Seaplants President and CEO Jean Pierre DeVeaux said that tariffs will cost his business millions of dollars on an annual basis.
Maine lawmakers passed a landmark bill designed to increase home construction and ease the state’s worsening housing crisis. Now, almost one year after implementation, some worry the law hasn’t lived up to its potential.
"When families get support to address life’s challenges, it prevents crises and the need for more intensive and costly intervention from the state child welfare agency."
The resolution to to block the president's global tariffs failed after a 49-49 vote. It was the second time that U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King tried to curtail the president's use of emergency powers to enact tariffs without Congressional approval.
"Maine has nationally high electricity rates, mostly due to out-of-state generation — not because of Maine’s renewable energy initiatives."
Maine’s electricity prices grew at third fastest rate in US, analysis shows
The Greater Portland Council of Governments says the loss of funding affects broadband, transportation, and clean energy programs.
Efficiency Maine has a new three-year plan to continue the state’s push to reduce energy use from homes and businesses.
Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby, who was censured after she posted a photo identifying a high school transgender athlete, sought a fast-tracked appeal after a federal judge denied her request to immediately restore her ability to vote and participate in floor debates.
