Advocates say the measure would improve health care affordability. Hospital executives say it could lead to closures and service losses.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Harriman wins high-stakes State House race in Lewiston
Voters cited local concerns and national politics as motivators for getting to the polls Tuesday for a House District 94 special election.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
USM cancels Palestine conference over planned speaker’s sanctions
The University of Southern Maine said it would no longer let the event, called ‘The Consequence of Palestine,’ be hosted on its campus after learning one speaker was on a U.S. government sanctions list.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Salt shortage tests Maine’s private snowplow drivers
National suppliers are rationing or cutting off commercial plow operators to make sure they can fulfill government contracts.
Posted inMaine, News
Scarborough, Old Orchard Beach consider $13M communications upgrade
Public safety officials say the current radio communications system is outdated and unreliable.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
Proposed ICE facility in New Hampshire won’t be built, governor says
The plan for a 500-bed processing center had drawn pushback from local and state officials.
Posted inNation & World, News
How do you explain ICE to your child? Immigrant families are having ‘The Talk’
For generations, Black Americans have prepared their children for the realities of racism. As ICE expands its reach, more parents are navigating similar conversations.
Posted inMaine, News
Cumberland asks to revisit cost-sharing deal with North Yarmouth
The Cumberland Town Council requested the MSAD 51 Board of Directors review the 60-year-old agreement that determines how much each town pays toward their shared schools.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Maine coast digs out after blizzard that snarled travel across Northeast
Almost all flights into and out of the Portland International Jetport were canceled Monday due in large part to wind gusts over 50 mph and snow — up to a foot in some places, barely a dusting in others.
Posted inMaine, News
Erratic driver causes crash on Spring Street in Westbrook
A white pickup truck crashed into the back of a semi.