Former Elon Musk worker challenges Susan Collins for US Senate
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by Randy Billings
3h ago
Phillip Rench, a 37-year-old former engineer for SpaceX, has filed paperwork to run as an independent against Maine's senior senator ..read more
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Maine lawmaker accused of forging signatures on campaign finance forms
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by Rachel Ohm
19h ago
Rep. Randall Hall, R-Wilton, was indicted by an Oxford County grand jury on 12 charges Wednesday ..read more
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Federal judge pauses Maine’s new waiting period for gun sales
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by Randy Billings
1d ago
Lawmakers passed the new waiting period as part of a slate of gun safety reforms following the October 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston that killed 18 people ..read more
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Angus King calls RFK Jr. ‘a danger.’ Susan Collins votes yes.
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by Randy Billings
1d ago
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won confirmation Thursday in a 52-48 vote hours after King delivered a floor speech saying he was incredulous about the notion that Kennedy suddenly had a "miraculous conversion" after spending decades calling vaccines unsafe and falsely linking them to autism ..read more
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Hospitals warn of financial challenges without emergency MaineCare funding
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by Rachel Ohm
1d ago
Health care providers already facing fiscal strain say that delays to MaineCare payments would exacerbate the situation and could have impacts on patient care ..read more
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USM grad testifies at hyperpartisan congressional hearing on government efficiency
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by Staff Report
2d ago
Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette challenges some of President Donald Trump's early moves to increase the efficiency of the federal government, pointing out that the inspectors general he fired focused on rooting out waste, fraud and abuse ..read more
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Collins and King split votes as Senate confirms Gabbard to be director of national intelligence
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by DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
2d ago
Republicans fall in line behind the pick to oversee 18 different intelligence agencies ..read more
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Federal judge considers whether to pause Maine’s 72-hour gun-purchase waiting period amid lawsuit
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by Morgan Womack
3d ago
Judge Lance Walker heard arguments in a lawsuit by gun rights advocates who are challenging the Maine statute enacted in April ..read more
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Sen. Collins introduces bill to support maternal health at rural hospitals
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by Joe Lawlor
3d ago
Seven Maine hospitals have closed their birthing centers in the past decade, and two more will do so this year ..read more
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Maine House advances budget, but without bipartisan vote needed to enact immediately
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by Rachel Ohm
3d ago
The proposal needs two-thirds support to take effect immediately, but Republicans voted against the deal, citing the removal of a provision to limit emergency housing assistance ..read more
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