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Maine Democrats prepare to censure Republican for posts on transgender student

By Billy Kobin on Feb 25, 2025 05:51 pm
The effort to censure Rep. Laurel Libby came after she made social media posts about a transgender student at Greely High School.
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Maine Democrats begin pushing short-term budget through along party lines

By Billy Kobin on Feb 25, 2025 05:08 pm
Democrats tabled the plan after the House failed to pass the supplemental budget Tuesday with a two-thirds majority.
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Allagash reverses controversial land swap deal 

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli on Feb 25, 2025 04:54 pm
The dispute centered on a tenth-of-an-acre sliver with a drainage ditch next to the town office.
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VA fires several employees at its Maine headquarters

By Billy Kobin on Feb 25, 2025 04:12 pm
The Trump administration told the Togus workers they were losing their jobs due to “poor performance,” according to the Maine AFL-CIO.
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Pennsylvania changes policy to follow Trump order on transgender athletes in high school sports

By The Associated Press on Feb 25, 2025 02:45 pm
Associations in some other states, including Maine, have signaled they may defy the president’s order, while others were taking a wait-and-see approach.
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Donald Trump says Canada and Mexico tariffs are ‘going forward’ with more import taxes to come

By The Associated Press on Feb 25, 2025 02:30 pm
The president said that his intended "reciprocal" tariffs were on schedule to begin as soon as April.
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Maine’s top judge questions why Janet Mills hasn’t filled open judicial seat

By Marie Weidmayer on Feb 25, 2025 02:07 pm
The complaint was among the variety of issues Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill discussed at her State of the Judiciary address.
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Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder in Bangor shooting

By Marie Weidmayer on Feb 25, 2025 12:08 pm
Zachary Fossett was arrested Friday for allegedly shooting a man in February 2024 at the University of Maine at Augusta campus in Bangor.
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Easton man strikes horse-drawn buggy after police chase

By Paula Brewer on Feb 25, 2025 11:53 am
Anthony Vangel, 34, led police on the alleged high-speed chase on Fort Road in Presque Isle. He was arrested after the crash.
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Maine’s high court upholds man’s murder sentence in Acadia death

By Christopher Burns on Feb 25, 2025 11:52 am
Raymond Lester, 38, won't be eligible for release until Nov. 28, 2063, at the earliest.
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