The rules would make it harder to sign up for the Affordable Care Act and maintain enrollment, according to the lawsuit.
News
Local, state and national news from the Portland Press Herald
Posted inNews, Politics
Trump administration agrees to release some education funding to states
Sen. Susan Collins said Friday that the administration agreed to release about $1 billion in education funding approved by Congress, including $6.5 million for Maine. But that’s a fraction of the more than $6 billion withheld nationally, including $28 million from Maine.
advertisement
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Massachusetts gang member captured in Bethel, US Marshals say
The U.S. Marshal’s Office says Yonaidry Lascano Rosario is a known member of the Trinitarios gang who was wanted by police on assault and weapons charges.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Teen charged with murder in paddleboarder’s death
The 17-year-old boy from Frankfort is being held at Long Creek Youth Development Center in connection with the killing of Sunshine Stewart.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine joins multistate lawsuit to reverse Trump FEMA cuts
The lawsuit claims the administration illegally terminated a program to help fortify communities against natural disasters, including a $41.4 million sand dune restoration project in York County.
Posted inNews
Here’s what to expect at Woofstock Festival in Kennebunk
The Animal Welfare Society’s sixth annual Woofstock is scheduled for July 26.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
More former Hyde School students allege mistreatment. Others say experience was positive.
The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram published an investigation last week featuring accounts of negative experiences from former students of the private school in Bath. Hyde also has been sued in federal court, but leaders have denied all allegations.
Posted inNews
York County Government Annual Report is chock-full of pertinent information | County Report
How many housing units were there in York County in 2024? What was the unemployment rate as determined by the Maine Department of Labor? How many buildings are owned and maintained by York County Government? Which municipalities are included in each of the five York County commissioner districts? How does a constituent get in touch […]
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion spending cuts
U.S. Reps Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree voted against the bill that passed by a vote of 216-213. It now goes to Trump for his signature.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
Body pulled from ocean near Isles of Shoals off York coast
Police in New Hampshire are trying to identify the body that was spotted by a fisherman off the coast of York and Portsmouth.