Convicted Felon Trump has authorized a 90 day pause on most tariffs it was announced on cable news this afternoon.  There is an exception to the pause and that is China.  That tariff has been increased to 125%. The Dow … Continue reading →

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Sarah McBride (D-Del) led more than 80 of their House colleagues in calling on the Trump-Vance administration to reverse its abrupt and harmful decision to eliminate federal funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers … Continue reading →

You are encuraged to attend a Town Hall meeting today, Wednesday, April 9th, at 5:30 pm., at the John A. Millar Civic Center, 94 Randall Avenue, in Houlton.  The purpose of this Town Hall is to discuss the announced closure … Continue reading →

“Community Ticketing Program,” a program that will ensure all fans, regardless of their backgrounds or financial situations, have the opportunity to join us at Fitzpatrck Stadium, was announed today by Portland Hearts of Pine founder Gabe Hoffman-Johnson. Over the course … Continue reading →

Today, during a House Agriculture Committee meeting, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) called out the Trump administration and its Republican allies for threatening to slash $230 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ——- which more than 40 million Americans … Continue reading →

Governor Janet Mills (D) has directed state offices in Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Washington counties to close at 1;00 pm today, April 8, 2025. “With snow expected in northern and western Maine today, I urge everyone in … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) today swore in Carl Wilson as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) following the Maine Senate’s unanimous vote to confirm his nomination. “I  thank the Maine Senate for its unanimous confirmatin of … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey filed a Complaint today in federal court in Maine against the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for withholidng funding used to feed children in schools, childcare centers and after-school … Continue reading →

As of April 1, 2025, the Portland Public Schools have started serving Halal meals as a daily lunch option.  Halal refers to foods that are permissable for Muslims to eat.  Halal foods are free of ingredients like pork or alcohol … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie PIngree (D-Me) , the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommitee that overseas the Washingtin, DC based Wilson Center, released the following statement late last week in response to the Trump administration’s decision to abruptly fire more than … Continue reading →