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Tuesday is Election Day. Across Maine, voters will go to the polls to decide on everything from school board races to county budget questions. If you
haven't read Emily Bader's primer on the two statewide referendum questions, now's the time.
This week, our religion reporter Sean Scott gives us a close look at how Turning Point USA's influence has grown in Maine since its founder Charlie Kirk was shot in September, taking us inside events hosted at churches in Waterville and Westbrook.
Daniel O'Connor has been reporting on the school districts across Maine that have made policy shifts this year to align with the Trump administration's views on transgender students. In his latest piece, he dives into the parents' rights groups that have been working behind-the-scenes on many of these votes, training potential candidates and sharing sample policy language.
NOTUS reporter Torrie Herrington has a story on how Maine's senators are approaching the shutdown; Climate Monitor contributor Julia Tilton looks at this year's muted foliage; and more.
Plus: Yesterday was the launch of Monitor Local, a new initiative led by Judy Meyer to cover towns in Downeast and Western Maine. You can read the first crop of stories here. Let us know what you think!
— Stephanie
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Maine schools, churches see growing interest in Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
At least 20 Turning Point USA chapters have launched at churches, colleges and high schools across Maine since the conservative group’s founder was killed in September.
Read this story by Sean Scott of The Maine Monitor
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‘People will freeze to death’ in Maine if federal heating aid doesn’t come soon: The federal government shutdown means heating aid will not be released, leading to stark worries from those who manage the program here. Read this story by Sawyer Loftus of the Bangor Daily News
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Maine landfill plans to finally treat contaminated water that goes into the Penobscot River: The state is requiring a treatment system for PFAS chemicals as part of a controversial 61-acre expansion plan at Juniper Ridge. Read this story by Lori Valigra of the Bangor Daily News
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Monitor Local to fill news gap in downeast, western Maine towns
Led by longtime Maine journalist Judy Meyer, a team of local correspondents will report on town council meetings, school budget debates, zoning conversations, tax deliberations and more.
Read this story
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