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BREAKING: Two National Guard members from West Virginia shot in Washington, D.C. mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/26/r...
BREAKING: Two National Guard members from West Virginia shot in Washington, D.C. • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — Two National Guard members from West Virginia were shot and killed Wednesday afternoon near the White House in Washington, D.C., according to that state’s governor. “It is with great…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
BREAKING: Two National Guard members from West Virginia shot in Washington, D.C. mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/26/r...
Arthur Barnard honored for his advocacy following the mass shooting that killed his son mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/27/a...
Arthur Barnard honored for his advocacy following the mass shooting that killed his son • Maine Morning Star
Arthur Barnard’s work volunteering for the red flag campaign and his other advocacy over the past two years culminated last week when he was recognized by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Arthur Barnard honored for his advocacy following the mass shooting that killed his son mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/27/a...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Trump shedding support among Latino voters, survey finds | via
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Trump shedding support among Latino voters, survey finds • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S. Latinos have grown pessimistic since the 2024 presidential election and increasingly disapprove of the immigration and economic policies of the second Trump…
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November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Maine AG joins suit over HUD policy that would put more people into homelessness mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/26/m...
Maine AG joins suit over HUD policy that would put more people into homelessness • Maine Morning Star
Nineteen attorneys general and two governors filed suit in Rhode Island on Tuesday to stop the Trump administration from shifting nearly $4 billion in housing grants, a policy change they say could…
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November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Maine AG joins suit over HUD policy that would put more people into homelessness mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/26/m...
Maine high schooler building youth power to fight authoritarianism mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/26/m...
Maine high schooler building youth power to fight authoritarianism • Maine Morning Star
Though still in high school, Katya Fromuth has long been involved in activism for various causes, including speaking at the No Kings protest in Portland this fall. That was where Maine Morning Star…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Maine high schooler building youth power to fight authoritarianism mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/26/m...
Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they’re now being probed by the FBI | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/r...
Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they’re now being probed by the FBI • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress who released a video in mid-November telling members of the military that they are not required to follow illegal orders announced Tuesday the Federal…
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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they’re now being probed by the FBI | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/r...
Golden pushes for quick release of heating assistance delayed by shutdown mainemorningstar.com/briefs/golde...
Golden pushes for quick release of heating assistance delayed by shutdown • Maine Morning Star
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden is asking for heating assistance that was delayed during the government shutdown to be released as soon as Sunday. Golden, a Democrat who represents Maine’s 2nd Congressional…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Golden pushes for quick release of heating assistance delayed by shutdown mainemorningstar.com/briefs/golde...
Maine expected to take in $250M more than initially thought over next two years mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
Maine expected to take in $250M more than initially thought over next two years • Maine Morning Star
Maine is expected to take in nearly $250 million more over the next two years than previously thought, according to an updated estimate from the state’s Revenue Forecasting Committee. The nonpartisan…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Maine expected to take in $250M more than initially thought over next two years mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
Trump admin lifts block on using victim aid funds for immigrant legal services, AGs drop suit | via @rhodeislandcurrent.com mainemorningstar.com/briefs/trump...
Trump admin lifts block on using victim aid funds for immigrant legal services, AGs drop suit • Maine Morning Star
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general is withdrawing one of their lawsuits filed in Rhode Island’s federal court after the Trump administration agreed to drop a rule that would have restricted…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Trump admin lifts block on using victim aid funds for immigrant legal services, AGs drop suit | via @rhodeislandcurrent.com mainemorningstar.com/briefs/trump...
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/r...
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers • Maine Morning Star
A California union and a group of current farm workers from around the country are suing to stop new federal guidelines that cut wages for temporary foreign agriculture workers — helping farmers but…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/r...
Mainers consider forgoing health insurance due to spiking costs mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/m...
Mainers consider forgoing health insurance due to spiking costs • Maine Morning Star
Rachel Phipps, a retired social worker from Kennebunk, was diagnosed last month with skin cancer, which she has been getting treatments for. If the cancer isn’t gone by her follow up appointment in…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Mainers consider forgoing health insurance due to spiking costs mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/m...
State workers union files complaint accusing Mills administration of negotiating in bad faith mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/s...
State workers union files complaint accusing Mills administration of negotiating in bad faith • Maine Morning Star
State employees filed a formal complaint on Monday accusing the Mills administration of not bargaining in good faith in ongoing negotiations for labor contracts that expired at the end of June. The…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
State workers union files complaint accusing Mills administration of negotiating in bad faith mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/s...
Sen. Collins signs petition seeking to roll back trans student access to sports, facilities mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/s...
Sen. Collins signs petition seeking to roll back trans student access to sports, facilities • Maine Morning Star
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has signed a referendum effort seeking to bar transgender girls from participating on girls’ sports teams and from using girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms. The Republican’s…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Sen. Collins signs petition seeking to roll back trans student access to sports, facilities mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/s...
Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel grilled lawyers for a former White House official and The Associated Press Monday in a case that could significantly overhaul press access to the Oval…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served ‘unlawfully’ | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served 'unlawfully' • Maine Morning Star
A senior federal judge dismissed charges Monday against two public officials with long-running public disputes with President Donald Trump, saying the controversial appointment of the president’s…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served ‘unlawfully’ | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
The collaborative quest to build a weather station tough enough to measure Mount Washington’s gales | via @NewHampshireBulletin.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
The collaborative quest to build a weather station tough enough to measure Mount Washington’s gales • Maine Morning Star
The Cog is aiding in the construction of a new, steel tripod station along its tracks that will — hopefully — prove more durable than the aluminum structures used by the observatory in the past.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The collaborative quest to build a weather station tough enough to measure Mount Washington’s gales | via @NewHampshireBulletin.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
New federal student debt rule seen as tool to enforce Trump agenda | via @statesnewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
New federal student debt rule seen as tool to enforce Trump agenda • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — A new U.S. Department of Education regulation to narrow eligibility for a key student debt relief program for public service workers has drawn strong opposition from advocates who argue t...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New federal student debt rule seen as tool to enforce Trump agenda | via @statesnewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/r...
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/w...
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals • Maine Morning Star
As the movement to return more sovereignty to the Wabanaki Nations is poised to continue in the upcoming legislative session, tribal leaders say recent events underscored the benefits that even piecem...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/w...
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/w...
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals • Maine Morning Star
As the movement to return more sovereignty to the Wabanaki Nations is poised to continue in the upcoming legislative session, tribal leaders say recent events underscored the benefits that even…
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November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/24/w...
Check out the latest episode of "Stories from the States," States Newsroom's weekly podcast. This week, beyond Utah’s new maps, will mid-decade redistricting be the new normal? mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/p...
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Check out the latest episode of "Stories from the States," States Newsroom's weekly podcast. This week, beyond Utah’s new maps, will mid-decade redistricting be the new normal? mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/p...
Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters | via @AlaskaBeacon.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters • Maine Morning Star
A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of Alaska to the High Arctic.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters | via @AlaskaBeacon.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani in warm White House meeting | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani in warm White House meeting • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani turned around their heated criticism in remarks to the press after an Oval Office meeting Friday. After months of…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani in warm White House meeting | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January | via @georgiarecorder.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January • Maine Morning Star
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia, a Rome Republican, announced her plans to resign from Congress Friday evening in an unexpected video message. Greene, who was first elected in Georgia’s…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January | via @georgiarecorder.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/r...