Maine lawmakers weigh property tax relief, even as Mills signals she won’t support most efforts
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Inflation and a runaway hot real estate market have led to a spike in property taxes across Maine — an issue that came into focus last year when lawmakers repealed a new program that froze property taxes for older adults because it was financially unsustainable.
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In second investigation, Trump again finds Maine in violation of Title IX over transgender policy
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Meanwhile, the Maine Principals' Association has challenged the Trump administration's findings from a separate federal investigation into the body's rules regarding transgender athletes.
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Lawmakers want to add $3 million for public defense. Gov. Mills still wants agency to do more.
An emergency bill sought to compromise the demands of Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services as the state faces a constitutional violation over a lack of court-appointed attorneys.
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Varsity Maine
Hazing allegations shuttered Lisbon football. The school says it’s ready to play again.
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Business
Patagonia sues Marden’s, alleging that Maine retailer knowingly sold counterfeit gear
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Local & State
Woman found dead near Portland Head Light was positive and headstrong, her brother says
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Teachers from Deering High, Rowe Elementary and Presumpscot Elementary held a 'walk-in' Wednesday in a show of support for public education amid cuts to the U.S. Department of Education.
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The move is meant to help determine how much competitive electricity providers overcharge low-income customers.
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The proposal comes as advocates have noted an increase in threats against abortion providers in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
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The Senate will have a final vote on Julia Lipez's nomination to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Darcie McElwee's to the Superior Court.
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Portland's men's professional soccer team will play its first countable game Thursday in Lewiston in a first-round U.S. Open Cup match.
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Mandy and Matt's Cafe will take over the former home of Samuel's Bar & Grill.
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The Border Patrol is 'detaining kids, yanking them from their stable homes and communities, and for what?' said a lawyer for the boy, who is an undocumented immigrant.
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Woman found dead near Portland Head Light was positive and headstrong, her brother says
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Patagonia sues Marden’s, alleging that Maine retailer knowingly sold counterfeit gear
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York business owner accused of sending racist texts, withholding pay from South Portland man
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Groups launch $62M conservation project in western Maine
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In second investigation, Trump again finds Maine in violation of Title IX over transgender policy
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Peruvian food, nuanced drinks and stellar staff all shine at Magnus on Water
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South Portland school staff critique proposed cuts
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Topsham schools shelter-in-place order lifted, missing Mt. Ararat High student found
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DOGE cuts stall Maine seafood business trying to go green
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Politics
Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department
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Piping plovers arrive early in Scarborough
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Cape Elizabeth’s proposed municipal budget packs 4.9% tax increase
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Remains found behind former bowling alley in Jay identified
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Local & State
Federal government delays $1.6 million for Waterville, delaying downtown improvement projects
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Maine Maple Weekend turns sweet 42
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Gorham farmer, nearly 97, prepares for another season
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Groups launch $62M conservation project in western Maine
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Leslie Bridgers
Spring may arrive on time this year. Good luck convincing Mainers.
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A guide to Maine’s movie theaters: What to expect at each one
Whether it's the big screen, the surround sound or the comfy chairs, these theaters offer all those and more.
If tourists boycott Maine, let’s Make Summer Great Again — for us
We can fill in the gaps from any politically related hits on the hospitality industry by having the staycations of our dreams.
Jobs for Maine prisoners are shifting online. The state wants to charge for the tech.
Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine's prisons looks like since the Department of Corrections proposed some new fees for its inmates.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard exempted from civilian hiring freeze
The shipyard is among the 'readiness-centric facilities' listed in the updated directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Opinion: Women are well suited to lead on climate issues
Who better to fix a problem than those who are primarily affected by it?
Applications open up for long-sought affordable housing in Topsham
The newest affordable housing apartment complex in Topsham is nearing completion, and the Brunswick-Topsham Housing Authority is accepting new tenant applications as units become available in the spring.
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