No, Maine's governor didn't say state would stop paying federal taxes
Gov. Janet Mills released two statements addressing President Donald Trump's threat to withhold federal funding, but neither mentioned federal taxes.
From Alaska to Maine, communities that border Canada worry US tariffs come at a personal cost
The 25% tariff on most imported Canadian goods that President Donald Trump’s plans to impose Tuesday has touched off a range of emotions along the world’s longest international border.
Maine Gov. suggests Trump will target based on race, religion after Title IX investigation over trans athletes
Janet Mills responded to the Trump administration's investigation into her state for defying an executive order to keep trans athletes out of girls' sports.
Maine's trans athlete policy 'so extreme,' could cost state millions, GOP lawmaker says
A Maine state lawmaker sounded the alarm on its transgender athlete policy during an interview on OutKick's "The Ricky Cobb Show" on Monday.
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US hints tariffs on Mexico and Canada could be lower than 25%
President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Tuesday but is still deciding on the levels, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick has said. Mexico and Canada have done “a lot” to address Trump’s concerns about border crossings but not enough to address his worries about “fentanyl deaths in America”,
How 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada imports can impact US consumers
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Maine man arrested with drugs in his backpack asks court to untangle Fourth Amendment knot
The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. The Fourth Amendment generally requires police to get a warrant before searching someone’s belongings.
Trump DOE opens investigation after Maine gov defies prez on trans athletes — putting $250M in school funds at risk
Trump told Janet Mills about his order barring trans women from girls’ sports: ‘You better comply! Because otherwise you’re not getting any federal funding.’
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Maine Pulls a South Carolina
On a final note, Donald Trump, as a representative of the federal government, has a lot of things that he can do to bring her into compliance, such as adjudicate whether she’s going to get federal education funds or not. Maine is not known as one of the wealthiest states that’s autonomous and independent economically of the rest of us.
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Voter ID initiative to appear on Maine ballot in November
A conservative group has enough signatures on a petition to put a statewide voter ID initiative on the November ballot.
Maine's Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney replaced by Trump admin
Maine's Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee has been terminated by the Trump administration. McElwee says she was notified on Sunday by email that her appointment as Maine’s chief federal law enforcement officer was terminated by President Donald Trump.
Birthing unit closures are hitting Maine's rural areas particularly hard
On average, rural Mainers whose closest hospital doesn’t have a birthing unit are now driving 45 minutes one-way to the nearest birthing hospital.
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Maine nurses win back thousands of dollars, following state DOL citation against Northern Maine Medical Center
The Maine Department of Labor has issued a citation to Northern Maine Medical Center for regulatory violations, including misclassifying nurses as subcontractors, failing to pay nurses overtime, failing to pay nurses their wages in a timely manner,