WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Eligible Maine Households Can Use the Federal Home Energy Rebate Programs to Save Energy, Save Money on Energy-Efficient Upgrades, and Lower Housing Costs * * * PORTLAND, MAINE-- As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that Maine has launched its first federal Home Energy Rebates program, supported by the Inflation Reduction Act. Maine i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following advisory opinion document (No. AO 2024-12) on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * A single contribution limit applies to the entire ranked-choice voting process in Maine's 2024 U.S. Senate election, because the entire process, including all rounds of vote tallying, constitutes a single general election under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act). Background Maine will use ranked-choice voting (RCV) for its 2024 U.S. Senate   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-109) on Sept. 18, 2024, entitled "Office on Violence Against Women & Office of Justice Programs Grants Awarded to Mi'kmaq Nation, Presque Isle, Maine." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Objectives The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded the Mi'kmaq Nation five grants totaling $4,359,339 for the Tribal Governments Program, Tribal Victim   more