The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in e-commerce business and the 250-year-old Postal Service.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine schools told to remove DEI or lose federal funding
A letter from the U.S. Department of Education instructs states to remove race-based diversity, equity and inclusion programs from schools within 14 days or lose federal funding.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Senators ask Navy to exempt Portsmouth shipyard workers from Trump buyout program
Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire said overseas military threats require the defense workforce to grow, not shrink.
Posted inTimes Record
New administration sparks uncertainty for Brunswick PFAS spill cleanup
Local officials are waiting for what comes next at the federal level while they continue to grapple with a toxic chemical spill.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Trump has targeted EV charger funding. It leaves $4M for Maine in doubt.
In all, a $5 billion program to build chargers on highways nationwide was halted by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Politics
Maine public health experts worry about federal data removed from websites
Some public health data related to AIDS, substance use and avian flu went missing from federal websites, although some was later restored.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Anti-Trump protesters gather near Maine State House in Augusta
The protest was part of a movement in capital cities across the nation.
Posted inNation & World
Trump won’t rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees ‘long-term’ US ownership
‘The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,’ President Donald Trump said at an evening news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine is a casualty of Trump opposition to offshore wind energy
At least one of President Trump’s ‘Day 1’ executive orders pays zero heed to the bottom line.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pete Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary in tie-breaking vote
President Trump leveled criticism of Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, who both voted against Hegseth.