10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (413+ words) Graham Platner, a veteran and oyster farmer from Maine who is running as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, is currently in the national spotlight due to Reddit posts from 2018 and a tattoo of a skull-and-crossbones, which is associated with…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (381+ words) Maine Sen. Susan Collins was one of the Republican senators to vote for a measure to end the war in Iran, a resolution that passed the Senate for the first time May 19 in a political rebuke to President Donald Trump....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (110+ words) The Navy is requesting tens of millions of dollars to expand facilities at Bangor to support the nation's coming Columbia-class submarines. Navy plans to retire 2 Bangor-based Ohio-class subs The Pentagon's budget request for the next fiscal year includes tens of…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (306+ words) To folks “from away,” Bath, Maine, may not ring a bell the same way as cities like Portland or Bar Harbor. But for a time, it was among the busiest international ports on the Eastern seaboard, explained Amanda Pleau, marketing…...

5+ mon, 5+ day 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…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1305+ words) Maine is considering a state-level version of the “sensitive locations” policy President Donald Trump revoked amid a national surge in immigration operations. The bill drew overwhelming support during a public hearing in Augusta on Jan. 29 from public officials, nurses whose…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (94+ words) Senate candidate Graham Platner brings his message on ICE to Kittery, Maine, while Gov. Mills and Sen. Collins speak out after Minnesota shooting. Maine Senate race shaken up by ICE: Platner, Mills, Collins speak up KITTERY, Maine — U.S. Senate candidate…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (770+ words) The federal government confirmed Wednesday it has increased immigration operations across Maine as immigrants are being advised by local organizers to shelter in place as apprehensions continue. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed in an email that it began on…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (242+ words) The doctor who led Maine through the Covid-19 pandemic and later moved to a national public health position is running for governor. Nirav Shah announced Monday he will throw his name into an already crowded field of Democrats vying for…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (520+ words) Both of New Hampshire's senators voted against a stopgap funding bill to end the partial federal government shutdown on Oct. 16. The Republican-backed stopgap bill, which would restore government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 51-45 vote. It needs 60 votes to…...