CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 2 -- The American Hospital Association issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * AHA, MHA and Four Safety-Net Hospitals File Suit to Stop Unlawful 340B Changes Threatening Patient Care Proposed rebate program would take resources for providing care to rural, poor patients and impose significant costs and burdens on the already-strapped hospitals providing them care * LEWISTON, Maine -- Today, the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Maine Hospital   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2025, at 216 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas * Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas * Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska * Andrew Benson, to  more

ORONO, Maine, Dec. 1 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Teacher mentoring from UMaine's Rural Thrive Program receives boost from Nellie Mae Foundation * When first-year teacher Finn Wardwell logs off his weekly mentoring call, the classroom feels a little less overwhelming and a lot more hopeful. He's one of hundreds of rural educators across Maine getting targeted support at critical moments in their careers through Rural Thrive: The Rural Educator Resilienc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA-NRCS State Technical Advisory Committee meeting set for Dec. 10 * BANGOR, Maine (Dec. 1, 2025) - The USDA's State Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) meeting for Maine will be held Dec. 10, 2025, via Microsoft Teams and in-person at the USDA State Office, 967 Illinois Ave., Bangor, Maine. The meeting is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. and is open to the p  more