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Maine Governor delays action on tribal iGaming bill, pushing decision to 2026
Yogonet International
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July 10, 2025
Maine Governor Janet Mills has postponed action on a bill that would legalize online casino gaming in the state, opting to hold the measure until lawmakers reconvene in 2026. The bill, LD 1164, would grant exclusive iGaming rights to Maine’s four...
Maine’s homeless shelters get long-awaited emergency funding
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 10, 2025
Maine’s homeless shelters will split nearly $5 million in one-time emergency funding under a law signed by Gov. Janet Mills last week. LD 698, An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine, will provide $4.47 million for the state’s 40...
Maine Dems call out Sen. Collins for vote to advance ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
WABI - Maine
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July 10, 2025
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - On Thursday Maine Democrats held a press conference outside the Federal Building in downtown Bangor. They voiced their criticism of Senator Susan Collins, arguing that she is to blame for the passage of Trump’s spending bill...
Maine domestic violence resource centers struggle to survive
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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But when the other housing navigator left her position, Safe Voices held off on hiring a replacement, citing uncertainty about the status of federal funding going into the next fiscal year. “I’m spread pretty thin across all of these people who...
Maine’s ‘Lobster Fest’ set for the 1st weekend of August
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 10, 2025
Get ready to celebrate the dog days of summer. Maine’s Lobster Festival is coming up, starting on Wednesday, July 30 and will wrap up on Sunday, Aug. 2. The famed festival in Rockland will feature a seafood cookoff, the “International Great Crate...
'Elevating Voices' TV show celebrates diversity in business across Maine
FOX 23 - Maine
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A TV show in Maine is shining a spotlight and celebrating all types of diversity in businesses across the state. Its newest season is kicking off this weekend on CBS13. It's called "Elevating Voices," and spotlights and celebrates all types of...
Take a Look Inside an Abandoned Maine Silver Mine
B98.5 - Maine
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July 10, 2025
When we think about Maine's major industries from the 1800s and early 1900s, we typically think of shipbuilding, fishing, and logging. However, there were a sizeable number of mines throughout Maine during the last few centuries. The first...
Luke’s Lobster offers unique mentoring program for Maine high school students
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
By Jim Keithley Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — Lobstering is a Maine tradition and typically a family business passed down from one generation to the next. One business, Luke’s Lobster, offers an apprenticeship...
'Enough is enough': New Maine law targets 'predatory' parking enforcement
FOX 23 - Maine
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PORTLAND (WGME) -- A new Maine law aims to crack down on what some lawmakers and drivers call predatory parking enforcement. It follows various complaints from people ticketed at University of Southern Maine over the past few years. Starting in...
What's next for retired Maine radio host Lori Voornas? She has no idea.
News Center Maine
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July 10, 2025
Lori Voornas officially signed off from Maine radio last month after spending more than three decades in the biz. PORTLAND, Maine — After more than three decades in the business, Maine morning show radio host Lori Voornas has officially called it...
Senators seek to protect rural stations amid push to claw back public media funds
CBS News
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Washington — The Senate is expected to vote next week on a request from the White House to claw back funding for international aid and public broadcasting. But the funding for rural radio and television stations — sometimes an area's sole source...
Direct primary care clinic opens in Maine
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“What’s coming is very alarming,” Brad said. “We’re teetering on the edge already right now and if you come in and take $800 billion from Medicaid (as was initially proposed), we’re in serious trouble.” Brad said direct primary care clinics like...
One week later, Maine paddleboarder's murder remains a mystery
NECN - Massachusetts
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Maine State Police provided an update Wednesday as they continue to investigate after a missing paddleboarder was found murdered last week, asking residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious behavior. In a Facebook post, state police...
Community and Business News in Brief, July 9, 2025
The Montpelier Bridge - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
Piggy Banks Stand in for Federal Food Bank Cuts The pigs have returned to Montpelier. If you’ve noticed large, metal, colorfully painted piggy banks throughout downtown Montpelier and wondered what they were about, wonder no more. Unlike...
North Carolina is America's Top State for Business in 2025, led by a strong workforce and economy
CNBC
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July 10, 2025
With a solid economy, a world-class workforce, and a wealth of corporate hospitality, North Carolina is America's Top State for Business in 2025. The Tar Heel State is on a roll. It captured top honors in the annual CNBC rankings in 2022 and 2023,...
Maine’s Complete Conservationist
Down East: The Magazine of Maine
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July 10, 2025
Suppose you were a farmer and found a porcupine in one of your best apple trees. Would you shoot the beast, or club it to death? I was with Scott Nearing on his Harborside farm when this happened to him. Instead of resorting to violence, Nearing...
America's Top States for Business 2025: The full rankings
CNBC
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July 10, 2025
To rank America's Top States for Business in 2025, CNBC scored all 50 states on 135 metrics in 10 broad categories of competitiveness. The fundamentals of the study, now in its 19th year, are the same as they have always been, identifying the...
Death of Maine paddleboarder classified as homicide
WCAX - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
UNION, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine are investigating the death of a paddleboarder near a campground in rural Maine as a homicide and asking the public for help finding the killer. The body of Sunshine Stewart, 48, of Tenants Harbor, Maine, was...
Lack of info about Maine paddleboarder’s slaying rattles community
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 10, 2025
UNION, Maine — The lack of information being given out by Maine State Police concerning the homicide death of Sunshine Stewart is leaving many people nervous. Knox County Sheriff Patrick Polky said Wednesday there has been a noticeable increase in...
Power Banks Sold in Maine Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazards
Z107.3 - Maine
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July 10, 2025
There’s an active recall on a specific power bank that was available in Maine for over half a decade due to potential fire and burn hazards. When you hear about a product recall, it’s important to take it seriously—it’s not just a suggestion....