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Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are among the states asking a federal appeals court to deny the Trump administration's request to pause a ruling against conditions on Homeland Security grant money.
The Democrat said he doesn't expect the runoff to change the result, and congratulated the former Republican governor.
Prakashkumar Prajapati, 47, was also ordered to pay $1,897,386 in restitution in a scheme in which callers posing as government officials persuaded victims to hand over gold and cash, federal prosecutors said.
Starting Nov. 16, live phone help for unemployment claims will end at 12:30 p.m. on three weekdays during a 90-day pilot. The department says staff will use the freed-up time to process claims.
The ordinance, which passed 6-1, extends state limits on police cooperation with federal immigration agents to all town employees in the community that hosts an ICE facility.
Gov. Janet Mills said her administration will give full cooperation to Pingree, who served in the Mills administration before winning the race to become Maine's 76th governor.
Blake Tibbetts, 25, pleaded guilty to sending a threatening interstate communication after a post in which, prosecutors said, he used a racial epithet and threatened to pay another user's "kind" a visit.
The former governor said Democrat Matt Dunlap has no path left to win. The Associated Press has not called the race, and Dunlap has not conceded.
Democrat Hannah Pingree defeated Republican Bobby Charles in Maine's wide-open governor's race Tuesday as part of a nationwide sweep of governorships by her party. Pingree was…
Voters in New York, New Hampshire and Maine decided races that helped Democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections. In New York,…
CNN projected the former state Senate president would unseat the five-term Republican, and Collins called Jackson to concede just after midnight Wednesday, his campaign said.
Decision Desk HQ projects the former Maine House speaker will defeat Republican Bobby Charles to succeed Gov. Janet Mills. The Associated Press has not called the race.
City officials say owner Namdar Realty Group spent months failing to make repairs. J.C. Penney and Dick's Sporting Goods are still serving customers through their outside doors.
Mainers without employer coverage, Medicare or MaineCare have until Jan. 15, 2027, to sign up for 2027 plans through the state's marketplace, and free enrollment help is available, state officials said.
Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark is among the signers of a bipartisan letter backing the Senate version of the bill, which would set minimum safety standards for social media and gaming platforms.
Biddeford police are investigating the second vandalism at the senator's downtown office since September, which her chief of staff called part of a series of attempts to intimidate her and her staff.
A coalition including Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark says a U.S. Census Bureau proposal would unlawfully exclude millions of noncitizens and drop questions on race, ethnicity and sexual orientation.
The town manager said no federal monitors were expected at Brunswick's polling place on Election Day.
The speaker, who described himself as a fully disabled veteran, said he was illegally kept out of a meeting last week and demanded an apology.
Farmers whose crops and livestock suffered in the dry growing season can seek emergency loans after a series of U.S. Department of Agriculture declarations in October.
Polls are open in several eastern states as the final hours of the 2026 midterm elections begin and control of Congress hangs in the balance. Several key states across the…
Palwasha Shir, now of Maryland, was also ordered to pay $290,947 in restitution after two fake Treasury checks were deposited into her Maine business's credit union account, federal prosecutors said.
Voters in New York, Maine and New Hampshire go to the polls on Tuesday to decide key congressional races that will help determine the balance of power in Washington for the…
Drivers on Routes 100 and 11 face alternating one-way traffic during the day, with lane shifts and closures on I-95, on a project expected to run into fall 2028.