View in browser   |   Forward

Today's photo of the day: Mt. Katahdin by Patrick Walsh

We love seeing Maine through our readers! Send photos to george@themainemonitor.org.

What the public lands fight means for Maine

“It’s hard for me to understand how gutting ‘America’s best idea’ isn’t America’s worst idea,” said Sen. Angus King.

Read this Maine Monitor story by Chris D'Angelo

While The Maine Monitor does not place its content behind paywalls, some newsrooms we link to in this newsletter may. 

Maine's new budget proposal moves closer to passage | News Center Maine

Family and lawyers ‘exhausted’ as ICE shuffles loved ones in and out of Maine | Portland Press Herald

Proposed Pell grant eligibility changes could ‘devastate’ Maine’s community colleges | Portland Press Herald

Maine hospitals grapple with ongoing system restoration after cyberattack | News Center Maine

Lawmakers pass bill to allow out-of-state bulky waste in landfills, advocates urge governor to veto | Maine Public

Texts and emails show Bangor officials scrambling after councilor slings accusations against finance director | Bangor Daily News

Subsidies for affordable housing construction have dried up | Maine Public

A court’s decision will continue limbo for Maine Job Corps centers | Bangor Daily News

Maine Republicans, red flag opponents want to give voters another referendum option | Portland Press Herald

Maine says in lawsuit Trump administration canceled $9M marsh restoration grant to punish state | Bangor Daily News

Maine Legislature defeats mobile home park sale moratorium | Maine Public   (Maine Monitor context: Across Maine, residents are attempting to purchase their mobile home parks)

Cumberland County Jail officer detained by ICE had applied for asylum | Portland Press Herald

Thanks for allowing me to provide you with a look at today's news. I'll be back with more tomorrow.

Have feedback or a correction? Let me know directly: george@themainemonitor.org.

The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization. We deliver Maine’s Daily Digest, a special curated look at important news from across Maine’s news organizations, as part of our commitment to ensuring Mainers have the information they need to be engaged citizens. 

Our publication, The Maine Monitor, produces original investigative and in-depth news reporting on issues impacting the state of Maine to better inform and empower our readers. Have feedback, a correction or know of something we should look into? Send it to our newsroom.

If you value this special curated service and our original Maine Monitor reporting please consider making a donation! We cannot do this without your support.

Manage preferences | Update email address