Maine Food & Manufacturing: Tropical Cheese Industries, a New Jersey company, has acquired Pineland Farms Dairy’s Bangor operation, positioning the city as a second core cheese-making site while promising no immediate changes for customers or suppliers. Energy & Policy: Maine AGs joined a broader legal fight against a Trump administration freeze on onshore wind reviews, arguing stalled national security sign-offs are halting more than 155 projects. Fisheries & Environment: New North Atlantic right-whale protections could be delayed nearly a decade, with Maine’s lobster and crab industries backing the longer pause—critics warn it could be disastrous for a population of about 380 whales. Health Care: The Senate Health Committee advanced Susan Collins’ insulin price cap bill at $35/month despite GOP objections, a move that could reshape costs for diabetes patients. Education & Workforce: Maine Maritime Academy revised its graduation-rate figure upward after a calculation error, lifting the four-year rate to 58.6% for the 2019 freshman cohort. Housing: Bangor gave preliminary approval to a 62-unit “missing middle” project off Grandview Avenue aimed at households earning 80% to 120% of area median income. Transportation & Infrastructure: A Navy plan for a major Puget Sound dry dock contract would modernize shipyard capacity, including work tied to Portsmouth, Maine.