Fecteau proposes $82M food stamp contingency fund

A price hike led Palmyra to ditch its fire protection deal with Newport. The upheaval in central Maine is not unique as small towns across the state are reeling from years of high costs. Read this story by Daniel O'Connor.

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With federal funding uncertain, Maine Speaker Fecteau proposes $82M food stamp contingency fund | Spectrum News Maine

Maine's catch of lobster declines again as high costs and climate change impact industry | Associated Press

Judges reject Trump administration's call to recuse themselves from Maine trans athlete lawsuit | Bangor Daily News

Jackson proposes free childcare for Maine working families | Spectrum News Maine

No more Maine data centers for now, lawmakers say | Portland Press Herald

Maine medical groups, immigration advocates warn of chilling effect of ICE access to Medicaid data | Maine Public

Unenrolled voters will be prized in Maine's uncertain primaries | Bangor Daily News

NTSB: No evidence of flight control malfunction before multiple explosions in Bangor plane crash | WMTW

A price hike led Palmyra to ditch its fire protection deal with Newport | The Maine Monitor and Bangor Daily News

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