AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoNor’easter Disruptions: A slow-moving nor’easter hammered the Northeast, knocking out power for 130,000+ customers and flooding coastal communities from Maine down the coast, with downed trees and lines reported as crews worked to restore service. Maine Energy Pressure: With heating oil prices hitting record highs around $6.02 per gallon, Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King urged the Trump administration to release Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve supplies to blunt winter cost spikes. Maine Politics: Maine’s U.S. Senate race remains tightly contested as competing polls show Susan Collins and Troy Jackson trading narrow leads heading into the final stretch. Immigration Enforcement Backlash: In competitive races, some Republicans are urging ICE to coordinate with local police, reflecting growing concern about how federal immigration operations are carried out on the ground. Energy Policy Debate: The gas ban fight is increasingly tied to affordability politics, with voters and lawmakers weighing building electrification plans against rising energy costs. Local Community Build: First National Bank is partnering with WindowDressers to sponsor three fall Community Builds in Orono, Rockland/Camden, and Belfast, helping assemble low- or no-cost insulating window inserts for struggling households. Maine Environment & Forestry: Maine Forest Service and partners are hosting a free Sept. 28 workshop in Solon to update public tree and forest managers on emerald ash borer status and municipal response options.
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