WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: "People Are Hurting" After Republicans Block Affordable Care Act Tax Credit Extension and Premiums Skyrocket * Iowa Voter : "People are hurting right now, there's an affordability crisis on our hands" After Senate Republicans once again blocked efforts to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies with just weeks to go until they expire, voters in Senate battleground st  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 16 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Secretary of State Shenna Bellows pushes back on DOJ State of Maine moves to dismiss spurious DOJ lawsuit * In the latest update to the case of United States of America vs. Shenna Bellows, the DOJ lawsuit to demand sensitive, personal voter information of every Mainer, a motion to dismiss was filed in U.S. District Court in Portland Friday. "The first Trump administration req  more

ORONO, Maine, Dec. 15 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * New way to track toxic algae that threatens shellfish industries developed by researchers * Tiny organisms called algae can have an outsized impact on working waterfronts. While many benefit their ecosystems, others can cause devastating economic and ecological effects. University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Sydney Greenlee, alongside researchers Robin Sleith and Peter Countway from the Bigelow Laborator  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Dec. 16 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE outdoor business students provide marketing ideas that aid local land trust University of New England senior Aaron Hayes knew the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust managed campsites across protected islands in Cape Porpoise in a corner of developed southern Maine that looks remarkably like the wild Downeast coast. What Hayes didn't know when he gave a marketing presentation to the Trust on Dec. 4 as  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Dec. 16 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Animal Behavior faculty advances scientific legacy of Jane Goodall through fieldwork, student research Maggie Stanton, Ph.D., uses her role as an instructor in one of America's few dedicated animal behavior programs to inspire the next generation of field scientists By Alan Bennett Both through her research on animal social interactions and passion for the profession, a faculty member in the Universi  more