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Native Sovereignty Blocked Again in Maine
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA proposal that would have restored long-awaited sovereignty for Maine tribes was blocked this week and excluded from the $1.7 trillion 2023 Omnibus...
Thelander blames uptick in violent crime on Pingree, progressives in D.C.
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 15—Republican congressional candidate Ed Thelander campaigned in Portland on Thursday, expressing his support for law enforcement and accusing U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of being anti-police ...
Maine lawmakers press harder for independent Army probe of Lewiston shooting
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMaine’s congressional delegation on Friday renewed calls for the Army inspector general to conduct a...
Maine Irish Heritage Center is steeped in history, and repairs will ensure its future
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 11—So much of Vinny O'Malley's life, family history and identity can be traced to the old St. Dominic's church building in Portland's West End. It's where his Irish immigrant parents came ...
Lone gunman kills at least 22 at multiple locations in Lewiston, Maine, report says
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe latest mass shooting to afflict the nation claimed about two dozen lives and left more than 50...
Congressional candidate touted debunked myths, but now says it was a mistake
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 14—Ed Thelander, a Republican who is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree for her 1st-District seat, repeated a debunked social media myth that litter boxes are being put in ...
Maine officials believed relief checks were tax exempt -- but never asked the IRS
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 9—Two Maine lawmakers who helped negotiate $850 relief checks for Maine taxpayers said Thursday that state officials had assured them that the IRS considered the payments tax free. But ...
Starbucks in Portland's Old Port to close, a month after vote to form union
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 15—One month after workers at the Starbucks in Portland's Old Port voted to form a union, the company informed those workers that the heavily trafficked store would be closed in one month ...
Sen. Collins cautions Postal Service about consolidating Maine's 2 mail processing facilities
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 30—U.S. Sen. Susan Collins sent a letter Thursday to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy warning him that consolidating Maine's two mail processing facilities would be disastrous. But a Postal ...
Federal asylum rule change could affect flow of new immigrants into Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 16—Immigrant advocates say they are worried that a new federal rule will broadly block access to asylum at the southern border. The new rule allows border agents to turn away asylum seekers ...