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June ‘radio hour’ explores Maine’s changing workforce
The Maine Monitor
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June 15, 2025
This month, Maine Monitor education and workforce development reporter Kristian Moravec and senior public health reporter Rose Lundy talked about their recent reporting with deputy editor Stephanie McFeeters. Maine has had success in adopting heat...
Maine House Votes To Allow Online Casinos Through Wabanaki Nations
Casino Beats
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June 13, 2025
Written by Adam Roarty Adam Roarty Adam is an experienced writer with years of experience in the gambling industry. He has worked as a content writer and editor for five years on sites such as Oddschecker, CoinTelegraph and Gambling Industry...
Legislature to consider a bill data privacy
WMTW 8 - Maine
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June 17, 2025
AUGUSTA TONIGHT... AND JACKIE WHEN ARE LAWMAKERS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THIS? JON -- THIS BILL WAS ON THE CALENDAR FOR YESTERDAY AND IS ON THE CALENDAR FOR TODAY... BUT SO FAR HAS STILL NOT GOTTEN ANY VOTES. THIS BILL WOULD REGULATE THE USE OF...
Maine House approves bill granting tribes exclusive rights to online gambling
Yogonet International
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June 13, 2025
In a key legislative move, the Maine House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve a bill that would grant the state’s four federally recognized tribes exclusive rights to operate online gambling platforms. The measure, LD 1164, passed by a...
RASTECH25: New session showcases New Projects in RAS
RAStech
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June 17, 2025
The inaugural New Projects session drew crowds at RASTECH 2025 in San Diego, Calif., USA RASTECH 2025 Conference and Trade Fair marked the launch of a new session to bring a spotlight to new innovators in recirculating aquaculture. Each project...
Warm Summer Nights Increasing in Maine Amid Climate Concerns
Times News Global
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June 14, 2025
PORTLAND, Maine — As summer approaches, the nights in Maine are getting warmer, a trend fueled by climate change. In the first half of the 2020s, the number of nights with temperatures exceeding 70 degrees is surpassing the total from the 2010s....
Rounds Asks Agriculture Secretary to Promote Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Mitchell Now - South Dakota
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June 14, 2025
By Mike Rounds June 14, 2025 12:00 pm WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins asking her to develop a framework for reinstating Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL)...
Kennebunk man charged after active 'one pot' meth lab found in vehicle
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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KENNEBUNK, Maine — A Kennebunk man is facing charges for manufacturing methamphetamine after police discovered an active meth lab inside his vehicle. Chadd Roper, 46, was taken into custody Monday, June 16, after a Kennebunk police officer...
Maine Pyaar Kiya Phir Se: Dharmendra and Arbaaz set to share screen once again
The Statesman (India)
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June 13, 2025
After nearly three decades, Bollywood is all ready to witness the reunion of two familiar faces — Dharmendra and Arbaaz Khan. The veteran stars, who last worked together in the 1998 blockbuster ‘Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya’, will now be sharing screen...
Kennebunk police arrest a man after discovering an active meth lab in his car
News Center Maine
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June 17, 2025
Police arrested 46-year-old Chadd Roper after finding an alleged "one-pot" meth lab in his car during a traffic stop on Monday. KENNEBUNK, Maine — A Kennebunk man was arrested Monday after authorities reportedly discovered an active...
MaineHousing awards funding to aid creation of affordable rental homes
News Center Maine
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June 17, 2025
The $13.4 million in state subsidies will create 129 new affordable rental homes in Lewiston and Portland. AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine State Housing Authority, MaineHousing, announced the final round of state funding Tuesday for affordable housing...
Children can receive free lunch this summer at 24 locations throughout Long Beach, Signal Hill
Long Beach Press Telegram - California
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June 17, 2025
Summer is here and once again, Long Beach is offering its annual free summer food service program for children and teens. This is the 46th year the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine is offering the free United States Department of...
Maine Lawmakers Reverse Course On Psilocybin Legalization Bill, Rejecting Measure In Final Enactment Votes
Marijuana Moment
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June 12, 2025
Maine lawmakers have reversed course and rejected a bill to legalize possession of up to one ounce of psilocybin by people 21 and older. Just a week after the measure from Rep. Grayson Lookner (D) advanced through both chambers of the legislature...
Maine to explore geothermal energy potential
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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June 9, 2025
The Maine legislature has passed a bill that moves the state one step closer to developing thermal energy networks for home heating and cooling. Thermal energy networks are underground systems that draw heat from natural sources like the earth,...
Maine Enacts New Reporting Requirement for Landowners Enrolled in Forest Carbon Credit Initiatives
JD Supra - California
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June 12, 2025
[co-author: Sarah Simon, 2025 Summer Associate] On May 23, 2025, Maine’s Governor Janet Mills signed into law “An Act to Require Landowners to Report Their Participation in a Forest Carbon Program or Project” (H.P.3 – L.D. 39; codified at 12 MRSA...
Maine Senate votes to not pass bill that would ban trans athletes from girls sports
WMTW 8 - Maine
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June 13, 2025
The Maine Senate has voted to not pass a bill that would bar transgender athletes from competing in girls and women's sports.The legislation would also prohibit transgender females from using women's bathrooms or changing rooms.The Maine Senate...
Hridhu Haroon-Preity Mukhundhan's Maine Pyar Kiya to clash with Hridyapoorvam
OTTplay
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The makers of Malayalam upcoming film, Maine Pyar Liya, confirmed that the movie will hit the big screen during Onam. However, an exact date has not been revealed. With a poster, it was revealed that Hridhu Haroon will play the lead with Preity...
Maine's Busiest Airport is Not in Maine's Largest City
94.9 WHOM - Maine
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June 12, 2025
Portland's International Jetport and Bangor's International Jetport are busy, but they aren't Maine's busiest airports. The distinction of being Maine's busiest airport belongs to Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport in Sanford, Maine. Wait, what?...
Tobacco tax revenues in Maine: Where your extra dollars really go
FOX 23 - Maine
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PORTLAND (WGME) – Maine imposes an "excise tax" on all tobacco products. While it's paid for by distributors, consumers see it in the final price on store shelves. All the money raised through those taxes is deposited directly into the state's...
Father knows best: How Maine ranks for working dads
Mainebiz - Oregon
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As a place for working dads, Maine holds its own in a national scorecard released by WalletHub, the personal finance website. Among U.S. states, the Pine Tree State is ranked No. 12, sandwiched between Washington at No. 11 and New York at No. 13....