Collins, King want to extend ACA subsidies

The conservative effort to take over Maine’s school boards stalled this November. Adam Zajac, a Windham school board candidate who narrowly lost after opposing transgender student protections, said he believes the election was rigged. Read this story by Daniel O'Connor of The Maine Monitor and Bangor Daily News.

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Collins and King want to extend ACA subsidies, but the outlook is grim | Bangor Daily News

Costco in Scarborough driving almost 2M shoppers to nearby businesses, study finds | Portland Press Herald

Farmington marijuana operation violated state law, U.S. attorneys say | Sun Journal

Trustees to review controversial demolition plan for UMaine’s oldest building | Bangor Daily News

A Maine mother’s $25M medical malpractice verdict was the largest in the state’s history. She won’t see it all | Portland Press Herald

What federal funding cuts for homeless services could mean for Maine | Maine Public

University of Maine students work on AI tool to help detect breast cancer | WGME

Activists urge Penobscot County to consider diversion efforts over jail expansion | WABI

Community in shock after teenage soccer star and his family held by immigration | News Center Maine

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