Mobile home park residents have faced nearly 3 years of unsafe water

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Maine mobile home park residents have faced nearly 3 years of unsafe water amid rent hikes | The Maine Monitor

Maine border crossings continue to fall as Canadian tourists shift away from the U.S. | Maine Public

Mills signs bill to ban liens, wage garnishments for medical debt | WGME

Platner is gearing up to face off with Collins | Bangor Daily News

Mills offers a policy platform in her run for U.S. Senate | News Center Maine

Maine Library Commission discusses meaning of ‘quality’ library service | The Maine Monitor

Maine business community opposes millionaires’ tax | Spectrum News Maine

Suicides make up 92% of gun deaths in Maine, report finds | WGME

Shah and Pingree use loophole to push tough-on-Trump messages | Bangor Daily News

Maine Senate votes to keep controversial data privacy bill alive | Portland Press Herald

Sister of Lewiston victim sues US government over 'preventable' mass shooting | WGME

Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife commissioner stepping down | Maine Public

Fidium Fiber confirms broadband in Machiasport, quietly hitting the streets to ‘cover the whole town’ with fiber-optic access | The Maine Monitor

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In the April edition of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour, editor Kate Cough spoke to housing reporter Caitlin Andrews, education reporter Kristian Moravec and rural government reporter Daniel O’Connor about some of their recent reporting.

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