President Donald Trump on Monday ordered new trade deal-exempt tariffs on a range of Canadian products, to take effect next month.
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Maine lawmakers ask delegation to stop dismantling of Department of Education
Eight members of the Legislature’s education committee sent a letter to Maine’s federal delegation requesting that they work to halt the shift of civil rights and disability programming away from the department.
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Court blocks returning signs to Acadia, other national parks and monuments
Federal officials were ordered last month to restore the signage by Friday, including displays at Acadia National Park on warming oceans and Wabanaki heritage.
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Trump administration to buy back leases for 4 more offshore wind projects
The plan, which includes a project in Maine, would bring the total amount the government is spending on these agreements to nearly $2.6 billion.
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What suspending the gas tax could mean for Maine
Proposals by Trump and some lawmakers could offer relief for consumers, but prices may not drop overnight.
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What Susan Collins did and didn’t ask Pete Hegseth
At a hearing Tuesday, Collins’ questions focused on the fact that Trump’s budget requested only 1 destroyer from Bath Iron Works.
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How a Maine traffic stop led the Trump DOJ to argue against gun rights
The Justice Department is prosecuting Alberto Rebollar Osorio, who is married to a U.S. citizen and was pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy in Maine.
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Gas prices tick toward $4.50 a gallon in Maine despite Iran ceasefire
Gas and oil prices have continued to rise even though American fighting in the Middle East ostensibly ended weeks ago.
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Tariff refunds won’t benefit many Maine businesses, consumers
Importers that do get refunds say they have no apparent way to reimburse consumers for tariff costs passed along to them.
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Susan Collins backs Republican plan to fund ICE, Border Patrol
Two Republicans voted no, and Collins was not one of them.