Nor'easter pounds Maine with blizzard conditions

Immigration agents wouldn't tell her their names. What are the rules in Maine? As a debate plays out nationally, The Monitor found local law enforcement identification practices are largely guided by custom and individual department policies, not legal requirements. Read this story by Kristian Moravec and Sean Scott.

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Nor'easter pounds Maine with winds, waves and blizzard conditions | WMTW

Most of Maine's congressional delegation to skip the State of the Union address | WMTW

Property taxes too high? Maine is weighing these 5 fixes | Portland Press Herald (Maine Monitor context: Here's where property taxes are hitting Mainers the hardest)

Mainers sue DHS after ICE agents allegedly threatened to label them 'domestic terrorists' | Bangor Daily News (Maine Monitor context: ICE observers say immigration agents tried to intimidate them. One man is pursuing legal action)

Progressive groups in Maine call for tax increases on the wealthy | Spectrum News Maine

Judges in Maine cases admonish ICE for falsehoods and violating court orders | Bangor Daily News

As data centers look to rural New England, Maine considers a moratorium | Daily Yonder

In Shenna Bellows' court battle with Trump, she's got former DOJ attorneys on her side | Portland Press Herald

Nearly half of Maine renters are spending too much on housing | Bangor Daily News

Susan Collins called the cops because of sidewalk chalk. The woman behind it is running for US Senate. | Portland Press Herald

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