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Susan Collins reveals medical condition but says her job as senator is unaffected

Republican senator for Maine, facing tough re-election battle, says she has had benign essential tremor for decades

The Guardian - US

Powerful US utilities secretly fund ‘grassroots’ groups to sway cities away from switch to public power

As communities push for publicly owned electricity, private utilities may be deploying dark money and local front groups to stop them

The Guardian - US

New black-and-white monograph proves the “rollercoaster” of family life makes for the most powerful photos

US-based photographer Melonie Bennett’s new book, Holy Cow!, captures the “emotional rollercoaster” of life for a Maine dairy farming family in nostalgic black and white

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Step off, Chuck! Democrats stunningly warn Schumer to stay out of races after Maine Mills meltdown

ANALYSIS: ‘The Democratic establishment is completely disconnected from where Democratic voters are,’ one strategist told Eric Garcia, after the rebuke to the seemingly out-of-touch 75-year-old Senate minority leader

The Independent UK

Teen charged with paddleboarder’s death deemed competent to stand trial

Deven Young had so far been treated as a juvenile in court proceedings

The Independent UK

United Arab Emirates Law and Maine Courts

An interesting illustration of how American courts handle (correctly, I think) foreign marriages.

Reason

Jon Stewart destroys the current Democratic leadership: ‘They’re lost’

Jon Stewart interviewed Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat running to unseat Republican Senator Susan Collins

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Governor Janet Mills suspends Maine Senate bid weeks before primary clash

Mills cites lack of funds to face off against Graham Platner in race to unseat Republican Susan Collins

The Guardian - US

Janet Mills drops out of Maine Senate race, clearing way for Platner

This is a big win for the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party.

Axios

Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops out of Senate race

Maine Gov. Janet Mills ended her Senate campaign on Thursday, saying she lacked the funds necessary to continue on to the June Democratic primary. “While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else – the fight – to continue on, I very simply do not…

Roll Call

Maine Governor Vetoes Broad Criminal Records Sealing Bill

From Gov. Janet Mills' message Friday "vetoing L.D. 1911, An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information/or Certain Crimes":… The post Maine Governor Vetoes Broad Criminal Records Sealing Bill appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Maine governor vetoes bill that bans large new data centers — says legislature should’ve exempted one particular well-supported data center

Governor Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have enacted a moratorium on all data center projects because it would affect one site to be built on a former paper mill in Jay, Franklin County.

Tom’s Hardware

Will You Have to Retake Your Driving Test? What Retirees Must Know About State DMV Rules

See which states require older drivers to retake vision tests to keep their licenses — and the one state that makes retirees retake their road test.

Kiplinger

Nation's first state moratorium on data centers vetoed by Maine's governor

Maine’s Democratic governor has vetoed what would have been the country’s first state moratorium on the construction of data centers

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Maine tried zoning reform to fix its housing crisis. It’s unclear if it’s working.

The Maine Legislature has been working to adjust zoning laws to boost housing construction

The Mary Sue

Graham Platner Has Radical Impeachment Plans for Supreme Court

The Supreme Court could be in for some big changes if Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner gets his way.

The Mary Sue

Who is Senatorial Candidate Graham Platner, and Did He do a Nazi Salute?

Senatorial candidate Graham Platner of the Democratic Party from Maine drew online controversy. A photo of him with a raised hand circulated, and right-wing spaces compared the gesture to a Nazi salute. But is the gesture a Nazi salute?

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50 Bold Murals By ‘The Color Wizard’ That Turn Streets And Buildings Into Art

Jared Goulette, better known as The Color Wizard, is a Maine-based mural artist originally from Vermont who studied at the Maine College of Art before building his career in Portland. Today, he works across Maine and throughout New England, creating large-scale murals for both public and private spaces. His work…

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The Guardian - US

A major US court case could help fix the ills of Citizens United

A Maine lawsuit has suddenly become the most significant anti-corruption battle inside America’s legal system

Bored Panda

Case Of 13-Year-Old Girl Who Disappeared From Woods Near Canada Border Continues To Baffle Locals

A small town in Maine continues to search for answers after a 13-year-old vanished without a trace following an argument with her sister.

The Mary Sue

U.S. House just let Donald Trump’s war with Iran continue, and it only took 1 Democrat to keep it going

The U.S. House just came one vote short of forcing an end to the war with Iran, and a single Democrat’s decision to break ranks kept the conflict alive. On April 16, 2026, the House voted 213-214 against a resolution that would have ordered the president to withdraw U.S. forces…

Axios

The best and worst states for AI data centers

Data center construction is booming nationwide, but the AI buildout is separating the friendliest states from the most resistant.

TechRadar

'If these centers aren’t thoughtfully planned and coordinated, they can place extraordinary demands on electric infrastructure, the surrounding environment and host communities': Maine becomes first US state to pass data centre construction ban

Maine has issued a temporary moratorium on data centers requiring more than 20MW of power until November 1, 2027.

The Independent UK

The data center boom meets resistance in Maine as lawmakers pass a yearlong freeze

Maine’s legislature has passed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on energy-hungry data centers

Roll Call

Senators spurn budget request for NIH overhead cost cap

Key senators are already dismissing a renewed attempt by the White House to cap medical research overhead costs, well before they start drafting fiscal 2027 spending bills. Top Republican appropriators, including committee Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Tuesday that they do not support a uniform…

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