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Today's photo of the day: Camden Hills State Park by Catherine Dowdell 

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New federal data shows Maine’s foster care population grew at the fastest rate in the nation

OFCS Director Bobbi Johnson cited the agency’s response to high profile child deaths in 2017 and 2018, as well as a lack of attorneys to represent parents and a dearth of support services, as reasons for the increase.

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Legislature passes $320 million supplemental budget | WMTW

Maine lawmakers pass bill curtailing local law enforcement cooperation with ICE | Maine Public

Republican-backed people's veto on state budget fails to get enough signatures | WGME

Minor traffic incidents have landed some Maine immigrants in ICE detention | Maine Public

Changes to energy tax credits could raise Maine’s electricity costs by 20% | Portland Press Herald

Maine codifies new goal of 100% clean energy by 2040 | Maine Public  (Maine Monitor context: Maine’s heat pump boom has been promising for rural workforce development. Can it last?)

More than 100 communities to see cheaper waste management from Hampden facility | News Center Maine

Sen. King grills Sec. Hegseth on renaming bases for Confederate soldiers | WGME

Pride events fight back against new fears in Maine | Spectrum News Maine

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