Mainers to see slight savings with electric rates change

Trump administration pulls climate change signs from Acadia National Park. “Acadia is changing, so are we,” read one of the signs. “The rapidly changing climate requires new approaches to restoration.” Read this Maine Monitor story by Chris D'Angelo.

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Extreme drought conditions hold steady in seven Maine counties | News Center Maine

Pingree explains fight to restore healthcare funding that’s behind federal government shutdown | Spectrum News Maine

Mainers to see slight savings with new electric rates change | WGME

Woman sues Maine State Police alleging excessive force | Bangor Daily News (Maine Monitor context: Beating of handcuffed man casts doubt on Maine State Police’s perfect record of clearing officers)

Market forces are lengthening wait times for homeless Mainers looking for permanent housing | Maine Public

No Labels political party no longer qualified in Maine | WMTW

Maine joins lawsuit against Justice Department over funding for crime survivor programs | Portland Press Herald

A longtime federal hunger survey is ending. Why that matters to Maine | Sun Journal

Dozens of patients are leaving Maine for long-term medical care | WMTW

Trump makes his pick for Maine’s top prosecutor | Bangor Daily News

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Maine Monitor reporter Emily Bader appeared on News Center Maine earlier this week to discuss how more older Mainers died by gun suicide than they did in car crashes over a 15-year period — numbers representing a troubling trend playing out in rural communities across the country. Watch the appearance.

Join us for our next listening tour stops in Bangor and Sanford. We'll be at Chimera Coffee in Bangor on October 7th from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and at the Goodall Memorial Library in Sanford from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on October 9th.

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

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