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Spending bill stalls in US Senate amid fight over Maryland as FBI HQ destination
07/10/2025

Spending bill stalls in US Senate amid fight over Maryland as FBI HQ destination

The Trump administration’s plan to relocate the FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan building in DC hit a roadblock Thursday.

Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously appro...
07/10/2025

Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media and foreign aid, setting up yet another tight deadline for lawmakers.

Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion for public media, foreign aid.

A federal judge in New Hampshire Thursday issued a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive ord...
07/10/2025

A federal judge in New Hampshire Thursday issued a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order that would rewrite the constitutional right to birthright citizenship, and granted a class certification to infants who would be affected by the order.

A federal judge in New Hampshire Thursday issued a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order.

Gov. Janet Mills has opted to postpone her decisions on 61 bills that the Maine Legislature passed this year until lawma...
07/10/2025

Gov. Janet Mills has opted to postpone her decisions on 61 bills that the Maine Legislature passed this year until lawmakers reconvene in January.

Among these bills are proposals to give the Wabanaki Nations exclusive rights to operate internet gaming in Maine, restrict local authorities from carrying out federal immigration enforcement, regulate employer surveillance of employees, and establish a statewide takeback program for firefighting fo...

Maine lawmakers postponed action on reforming the state’s troubled child welfare system, this time on a proposal modeled...
07/10/2025

Maine lawmakers postponed action on reforming the state’s troubled child welfare system, this time on a proposal modeled after New Hampshire’s independent child advocate — a program some see as a blueprint to provide oversight and address systemic issues.

There have been many proposals to reform the Maine child welfare system in recent years, but some feel that looking to New Hampshire for its Office of the Child Advocate could offer the most promising solution.

While the federal government has to continue allowing Planned Parenthood to receive Medicaid for at least the next two w...
07/09/2025

While the federal government has to continue allowing Planned Parenthood to receive Medicaid for at least the next two weeks, the organization is looking for state support to make up for expected federal cuts passed in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”

While Planned Parenthood can receive Medicaid for at least the next two weeks, its looking to the state to make up for federal funding cuts.

Every Republican senator on the committee, including Maine’s Susan Collins, voted to advance Susan Monarez's nomination ...
07/09/2025

Every Republican senator on the committee, including Maine’s Susan Collins, voted to advance Susan Monarez's nomination to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. CDC advanced after Senate Republicans voted for her.

The governor postponed her decision on a bill restricting local authorities from carrying out federal immigration enforc...
07/09/2025

The governor postponed her decision on a bill restricting local authorities from carrying out federal immigration enforcement until next year. Meanwhile, daily U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest rates have doubled in Maine since President Donald Trump took office, new data show.

The governor postponed her decision on a bill restricting local authorities from carrying out federal immigration enforcement until next year. Meanwhile, daily U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest rates have doubled in Maine since President Donald Trump took office, new data show.

Here are the nearly 400 bills Maine lawmakers will carry over into the next legislative session
07/08/2025

Here are the nearly 400 bills Maine lawmakers will carry over into the next legislative session

The Maine Legislature postponed deciding on nearly 400 bills until it reconvenes next year.

The federal government cannot withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood for at least the next two weeks, after a...
07/08/2025

The federal government cannot withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood for at least the next two weeks, after a district court judge issued a temporary restraining order the same day the organization filed a lawsuit.

The federal government cannot withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood for at least the next two weeks, a district court judge ruled

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ended temporary protections Monday for nationals from Nicaragua and Hondura...
07/08/2025

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ended temporary protections Monday for nationals from Nicaragua and Honduras, opening up roughly 76,000 people to deportations by early September.

The Trump administration ended temporary protections Monday for people from Nicaragua and Honduras, opening up thousands to deportations.

As Maine faces strain from cuts under the federal budget signed into law last week, some are eyeing tax increases on the...
07/08/2025

As Maine faces strain from cuts under the federal budget signed into law last week, some are eyeing tax increases on the wealthy as a mitigation strategy.

Some are eyeing tax increases on the wealthy as a mitigation strategy for federal cuts, but the governor has resisted that change so far.

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