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Groups say sale of offshore wind leases a ‘momentous step forward’ for Maine’s climate goals
Four offshore wind lease areas in the Gulf of Maine sold for nearly $22 million during an auction Tuesday morning. The U.S. Department of Interior awarded two lease areas to Avangrid Renewables, LLC and the other two to Invenergy NE Offshore Wind. One of the lease areas is a little more than 50 miles off […]
Maine lawmakers call for representative to resign after domestic violence charges
Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives Rachel Talbot Ross and other leaders of the Maine Democratic Party called for state Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford) to resign following his arrest earlier this week. Lanigan turned himself in to the York County Jail Monday after the Sanford Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest over […]
Maine US Rep. Pingree equates Trump’s NYC rally to pro-Nazi event
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine described Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s recent rally in New York City as a replica of a 1939 pro-Nazi event, echoing a comparison also made by the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “I thought I was in a time warp,” Pingree, a Democrat, said Monday, referring […]
US Senate candidates find common ground in first debate, but diverge on immigration, economy
Three of the four candidates running to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate took to the stage Monday night for their first televised debate. U.S. Sen. Angus King, an independent who has held the seat since 2013, faced off against Democrat David Costello and Republican Demi Kouzounas on key issues including reproductive rights, cost of […]
Homeless people already struggle to vote. This law could make it harder.
Civil rights groups say new Georgia voting rules have made it too easy to challenge the eligibility of people living in nursing homes, college dormitories and military facilities, and will make it more difficult for homeless people to register to vote. The new rules are included in a broader law, signed by Republican Gov. Brian […]
Sanford representative turns himself in to police after aggravated assault charge
State Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford) turned himself into the York County Jail Monday morning after a warrant was out for his arrest. The warrant for Lanigan was for one count of domestic violence aggravated assault, which was based on reports given to the Sanford Police Department on Friday. According to information shared by Mark Dyer, […]
Voting by mail? Mainers advised to deliver to post office by Tuesday
As the countdown to Election Day gets shorter, Mainers intending to cast their ballots before Nov. 5 should be aware of some deadlines this week. Data from the Maine Department of the Secretary of State shows that nearly 300,000 voters have requested absentee ballots, which must be returned to their municipal clerk no later than […]
Reproductive health care in the Southeast hinges on Florida abortion-rights measure, doctors say
Dr. Cherise Felix says a recent patient yelled and swore at her before eventually hugging her, grateful she would no longer have to carry the planned-for baby that had died inside her. Felix provides abortions at Planned Parenthood clinics in Florida, which on May 1 banned abortion at six weeks’ gestation. She was able to […]
One year after shooting, hundreds gather in Lewiston for night of love and healing
At 6:56 p.m. on Friday, hundreds of Mainers sat in silence in The Colisée in Lewiston marking the moment a year prior when a shooter entered Just-In-Time Recreation and fired 18 rounds from a .308 Ruger SFAR4 rifle. He killed eight people and wounded three more. At 7:07 p.m., those in attendance paused again. A […]
On shootings and elections, and how we move forward
It’s a wild and painful exercise to mentally revisit the events that took place one year ago tonight. Some of us remotely observed the horrific events of Oct. 25, 2023, play out in real time with each update, as the full scale of the mass shooting became apparent. Others woke up to a strange new […]
After Lewiston shooting, Maine’s congressional candidates have varied support for gun reforms
A year after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, when 18 people were killed by a man wielding a Ruger SFAR rifle, Maine’s congressional delegation and those running against them in the upcoming election do not all support an assault weapons ban. Maine Morning Star asked the incumbents and their challengers their position on several aspects of […]
Lewiston lawmakers reflect on ‘enormous responsibility’ to public safety one year after shooting
For Margaret Craven, there’s still a pang of grief every time she thinks about the night of Oct. 25 or she meets someone who’s loved one was among the 18 people killed in the state’s deadliest mass shooting. “It will take forever, but we’re definitely on our way to moving forward,” said Craven, who represents […]
Unenrolled write-in candidate injects Israel-Gaza War into Maine’s CD2 race
By August, Surry resident Diana Merenda thought, maybe, she just wouldn’t cast a vote in the race for Maine’s 2nd District. She’d been waiting to see if U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat, would retract his support of Israel amid its ongoing deadly offensive on Gaza, which she called genocide. “But I can’t not vote,” […]
‘We have persevered’: Biden will apologize for Native American boarding school history
For the first time in history, a sitting U.S. president is set to apologize to Indigenous communities for the role the federal government played in the atrocities Indigenous children faced in the federal Native American Boarding School system. The apology, which Biden will deliver Friday when he speaks at the Gila River Crossing School on […]
More than 1,500 Mainers will have their medical debt canceled thanks to nonprofit donation
More than 1,500 Mainers are having their medical debt canceled thanks to a donation from a nonprofit that advocates for progressive tax and health care policies. Mainers For Working Families partnered with the national organization Undue Medical Debt to cancel more than $1.8 million in debt for low-income residents and those whose debt makes up […]
‘Firehose’ of election conspiracy theories floods final days of the campaign
In the final days of the presidential election, lies about noncitizens voting, the vulnerability of mail-in ballots and the security of voting machines are spreading widely over social media. Fanned by former President Donald Trump and notable allies such as tech tycoon Elon Musk, election disinformation is warping voters’ faith in the integrity of the […]
Trump barnstorms Georgia on metro Atlanta outskirts, with Harris set to return Thursday
ZEBULON – With less than two weeks until the election, former President Donald Trump stumped at a church in a rural community south of Atlanta before holding a rowdy rally at a packed arena in Gwinnett County just northeast of the city. Trump’s first stop in Georgia was Zebulon, a small town of about 1,300 […]
Harris says Trump is a fascist and ‘unfit to serve’ during Pennsylvania town hall
With less than two weeks to go before the general election, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, said Wednesday during a town hall in Delaware County, Pennsylvania she believes her GOP opponent, former President Donald Trump, is a fascist who is “increasingly unstable and unfit to serve” another term as president. People […]
Reliability has improved, but Maine State Ferry may increase fares again next summer
After a frustrating summer of frequent cancellations for some islanders, the Maine State Ferry Service is considering a fare increase that, if adopted, would likely affect all fares on all lines. Although the Maine Department of Transportation said reliability has improved in recent months, it still expects to need an additional $2 million for ferry […]
Maine’s congressional candidates split on inclusive education, LGBTQ+ rights in schools
Maine’s candidates for Congress diverge when it comes to how schools should be teaching about race, gender and sexuality, and whether that should be determined at the federal level or left up to individual states. But regardless of party, the incumbents and challengers unanimously support increased funding and expansion for career and technical education programs […]
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