In response to the federal funding freeze, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced he would join a multistate lawsuit against President Donald Trump. “The President’s withholding of federal funding is unconstitutional and demands legal action,
The order could affect programs ranging from heating assistance, housing and Medicaid to Head Start and Meals on Wheels.
Maine lawmakers issued statements following the decision to pause federal grants and loans. Maine Republican Se
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joined more than 20 of his Democratic colleagues in suing to block the budget move while members of Maine's delegation called for congressional action.
Construction activity on any public housing projects across Maine will need to stop without the federal funding.
Some local leaders are calling out President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate what is known as the global gag rule.
A Maine man who assaulted police during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, is now sharing his story with supporters.
Maine, meanwhile, is mired in a long-running debate over where to develop an offshore wind port — Mack Point, an existing industrial port in Searsport, or adjacent Sears Island, an undeveloped state-owned island linked by a causeway.
This is a developing story and will be updated. Gov. Janet Mills said she is deeply concerned about a memo from President Donald Trump’s administration directing the federal government to temporarily stop payments on loans,
On the first day of President Donald Trump’s second term, he used his executive power to remove protections for LGBTQ+ people, including a declaration that the federal government would not recognize trans and nonbinary people.
Trump's order could hinder development of Maine’s demonstration floating wind farm on a federal Gulf of Maine lease. And a suspension of federal permitting could impact a planned wind power project in Northern Maine.
The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending. “The lack of clarity and uncertainty right now is creating chaos for local Meals on Wheels providers not knowing whether they’re going to be reimbursed for meals