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Maine grapples with uncertainty after Donald Trump orders freeze on government funding

By Ethan Andrews on Jan 28, 2025 05:56 pm
The order could affect programs ranging from heating assistance, housing and Medicaid to Head Start and Meals on Wheels.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s government funding freeze

By The Associated Press on Jan 28, 2025 05:32 pm
U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect.
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Mainers’ heating assistance in limbo amid freeze on federal funds

By Elizabeth Walztoni on Jan 28, 2025 05:11 pm
“People rely on it. We got no notice that this was going to happen," MaineHousing director Dan Brennan said Tuesday afternoon.
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Husson unexpectedly drops its pharmacy doctorate program

By Kathleen O'Brien on Jan 28, 2025 04:27 pm
The Bangor-based university will continue offering its Pre-Pharmacy undergraduate program, which is required to enter the doctorate program.
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Trump’s funding pause strikes Medicaid websites across the US

By The Associated Press on Jan 28, 2025 04:17 pm
The funding freeze could cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives.
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UMaine baseball seeking bounceback season after missing league tournament

By Larry Mahoney on Jan 28, 2025 03:42 pm
The Black Bears were picked to finish in a tie for third in the preseason America East poll as they seek to turn the page from last year.
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Ellsworth lawyers leave Eaton Peabody to create new local firm

By Bill Trotter on Jan 28, 2025 02:34 pm
The partners in the new business felt they could attend to their own business affairs without having to be managed from afar.
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Maine housing authorities can’t access funds after Donald Trump freezes grants

By Zara Norman on Jan 28, 2025 02:24 pm
Construction activity on any public housing projects across Maine will need to stop without the federal funding.
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Snowmobile crash kills Fort Fairfield man

By Paula Brewer on Jan 28, 2025 02:04 pm
Game wardens found Michael Dewey's body early last Thursday morning on a Presque Isle trail after he went missing the night before.
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Susan Collins calls Trump’s federal aid freeze ‘far too sweeping’

By Christopher Burns on Jan 28, 2025 01:27 pm
The White House on Monday ordered agencies to "temporarily pause" all federal financial assistance.
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