Social Security staffing cuts hit Maine hard

Portland street medicine partnership provides care for some of city’s most vulnerable. “We are 100 percent reaching patients who would not otherwise be reached:” Pregnant, unhoused and struggling with addiction. Read this story by Emily Bader of The Maine Monitor.

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Top election official in Maine says she won’t turn over voter files to the Department of Justice | Spectrum News Maine

ICE says a detained Old Orchard Beach police officer overstayed his visa. The chief says he cleared a federal check. | Associated Press

Social Security staffing cuts hit Maine hard, increasing wait times and stress for residents | Maine Public

Owner of 11 Maine nursing homes files for bankruptcy | Sun Journal

Maine among states suing Trump administration over efforts to collect SNAP recipients’ data | Associated Press

Despite pressure, Mills still hasn't decided on U.S. Senate bid | Maine Public

States, including Maine, sue Trump administration over Planned Parenthood defunding | Spectrum News

Maine CDC reports year’s first case of West Nile Virus found in wild bird amid active mosquito season | Spectrum News Maine

Appeals court rules against Maine mother who argued school concealed child's gender transition | Maine Public

MaineDOT commissioner to retire after decades of public service | News Center Maine

New report gives Maine high marks for democratic engagement, except in county government | Maine Public

Small-town divides force a third school budget vote in rural Maine - The Maine Monitor & Bangor Daily News

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Inside UMaine’s quiet struggle with the Trump administration over federal funding: The university’s president compared the funding disruptions to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read this story from the Bangor Daily News on The Monitor's website as part of a partnership between The Monitor and BDN.

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