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Sen. King and Sen. Collins push for more Pentagon funding for BIW ships
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (443+ words) BATH, Maine " Both of Maine's U. S. Senators, Republican Susan Collins and independent Angus King, visited U. S. Navy ship builder Bath Iron Works Thursday to make the case for continuous funding for more destroyers built by BIW. Collins said, "That makes no sense…...
Jim Libby to drop out of Maine governor's race after failing to qualify as clean elections candidate
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (430+ words) AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - State Sen. Jim Libby, a Republican, confirmed to WMTW that he plans to drop out of the race for Maine governor after he failed to qualify for Maine Clean Election Act funding. Maine Ethics Commission executive director…...
20 things to do in Bangor Maine if you love a little mystery
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (1811+ words) - This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure. The former residence of famous Maine native Stephen King, Bangor Manor, known locally as "Stephen King's House" is an imposing Victorian-style that looks like it's out of one of King's novels....
Maine lawmakers make last-minute changes to school funding formula bill
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (517+ words) Lawmakers made last-minute changes Thursday to a bill that would reform Maine's fraught school funding formula after a fiscal note on the cost came back $25 million higher than expected. The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee initially passed LD 2226 with broad…...
Maine's Democratic majority pushes through budget with millionaire tax, relief checks
15+ hour, 18+ min ago (916+ words) The Democratic majority of the Maine Legislature cast its initial approval for a supplemental budget Wednesday night that increases taxes on millionaires and sends $300 relief checks to some Mainers, pulling from the state's rainy day fund to make that initiative…...
Republican running for governor fails to qualify for Maine elections funding
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (143+ words) State Sen. Jim Libby, a Republican running for governor, has failed to qualify for public campaign funding through Maine's clean elections program, state officials announced Thursday. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics & Election Practices, which oversees campaign finance, found that…...
Northern Maine's junior hockey team signs four-year deal to stay in Presque Isle
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (450+ words) The Northern Maine Pioneers, the junior hockey team that last month completed its inaugural season in Aroostook County, has signed a four-year contract to remain in Presque Isle, team owner Brandon Johnson told the Bangor Daily News and The County…...
Maine set to become first state with data center ban
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (725+ words) Maine is poised to implement the first statewide ban on data center construction, a move that could clear the way for other states to adopt similar measures and pump the brakes on a growing industry. Lawmakers in Maine greenlit the…...
From Maine to the White House: Hannibal Hamlin's unlikely rise
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (405+ words) From a small town in Maine to the brink of shaping a divided nation, Hannibal Hamlin's remarkable'and often overlooked'journey to the vice presidency is one of America's greatest "what ifs." Hannibal Hamlin was born in Paris, Maine in 1809. He ultimately…...
State Police warn of scam targeting sex offenders in Maine
13+ hour, 12+ min ago (320+ words) WABI MAINE (WMTW) - Maine State Police is warning of a scam that is targeting sex offenders in the state. The issue was brought to those who run the Sex Offender Registry that the scam is targeting registered people on probation…...