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Maine Republican headquarters evacuated after receiving envelope containing powder
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (252+ words) The Maine Republican Party said its headquarters in Augusta had to be evacuated on Thursday after the office received an envelope containing an unidentified white powder. According to a press release from the party, emergency and hazmat teams from Augusta…...
Maine joins multi-state lawsuit to restore Solar for All funding
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (207+ words) Maine has joined more than 20 states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration for terminating a $7 billion Solar for All program. The states allege the government illegally used its signature "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" to claw back funding. In…...
The endangered cactus behind Mexico's sweet secret
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (895+ words) MEXICO CITY " Even though it's illegal, bars of acitr'n are stacked in nearly every stall at the Merced market in Mexico City. They look like lemon bars. But they're pieces of barrel cactus that have been chopped up and then…...
Arizona woman to serve 8 years for identity theft scheme benefiting North Korea
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (615+ words) An Arizona woman was sentenced to prison on Thursday for her role in a $17 million scam that helped North Koreans steal Americans' identities and use them to land remote IT jobs at hundreds of U.S. companies. U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss…...
A playbook is forming for younger candidates. The results have so far been mixed
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (730+ words) On primary night in Arizona on Tuesday, Deja Foxx had hoped to move one step closer to her goal of representing Arizona's 7th Congressional District. A seat that had long been held by former Democratic Rep. Ra'l M. Grijalva, who died in…...
Secretary of State investigation finds no evidence to voter fraud allegations
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (266+ words) Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said she's found no evidence to allegations by the state Republican Party that more than 50 people voted twice in last year's election. Bellows said an investigation by her office found that 11 of the names…...
Mills won't sign contentious bill dealing with federal immigration enforcement
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (321+ words) Gov. Janet Mills won't sign a controversial bill that would restrict how state and local police collaborate with federal immigration agents. The bill, LD 1971, would prohibit police in Maine from stopping, interrogating, or detaining someone based on immigration status alone....
Bill to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities clears Maine House by 1 vote
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (234+ words) The Maine House today narrowly advanced a bill limiting state and local law enforcement's ability to proactively cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, following over an hour of emotional testimony from lawmakers. The bill, which passed by a single vote, generally…...
Maine joins multistate lawsuit challenging President Trump's tariff policy
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (154+ words) The suit alleges the President overstepped his authority in imposing global import taxes. Maine joins multistate lawsuit challenging President Trump's tariff policy Maine is among a dozen states suing the Trump administration over its tariff policy. The suit argues that…...
Dog finds and rescues toddler who spent night lost and alone in Arizona desert
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (408+ words) The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home. A rancher's dog in Arizona is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a local 2-year-old boy who…...