News Tipoffs - Maine Editors
CMU Davis School of Business Hosts Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, June 22 -- Colorado Mesa University posted the following news:
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CMU Davis School of Business Hosts Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium
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On June 9, 2026, Colorado Mesa University's Davis School of Business hosted the two-day 2026 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium, bringing together educators, entrepreneurs, investors and community leaders to explore the role entrepreneurship plays in rural c
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EMILYs List Endorses Hannah Pingree for Maine Governor
WASHINGTON, June 22 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release:
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EMILYs List Endorses Hannah Pingree for Maine Governor
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, is endorsing Hannah Pingree for Maine governor. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:
"Hannah Pingree has spent nearly 25 years fighting for Maine families and delivering results. From lowering healthcare costs to
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Federal court enters consent order requiring 3 Maine sports bars to pay $51K in back wages to 47 employees
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release:
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Federal court enters consent order requiring 3 Maine sports bars to pay $51K in back wages to 47 employees
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PORTLAND, ME - A federal court has entered a consent order requiring three sports bars to pay $51,775 in back wages to 47 employees, and $31,436 in civil money penalties, resolving the U.S. Department of Labor's case alleging the employers violated federal wage and child labor law.
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Full Transcript: Jack Schlossberg on "The Conversation With Dasha Burns"
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 23 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving Jack Schlossberg, a democratic candidate for New York's 12th Congressional District:
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Full Transcript: Jack Schlossberg on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns"
This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Jack Schlossberg on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns":
Jack Schlossberg: I'm getting a little sick and tired of this. Everyone acts like I'm controversial just because I
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Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers from Secretary Burgum on Taxpayer Dollars Being Redirected to Pay for Trump's Vanity Projects
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers from Secretary Burgum on Taxpayer Dollars Being Redirected to Pay for Trump's Vanity Projects
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the Trump administration re
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Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the impacts that President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) have had on the United States' abi
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M&T Bank Announces Winners of Fifth Harrisburg Small Business Accelerator Program
BUFFALO, New York, June 23 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release:
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M&T Bank Announces Winners of Fifth Harrisburg Small Business Accelerator Program
HARRISBURG, PA. - Jazmin Slaughter, owner of A Hint of Jazz public relations agency, won the $5,000 grand prize of the pitch competition held June 17 to culminate the fifth Harrisburg Small Business Accelerator Program sponsored by M&T Bank.
Slaughter runs A Hint of Ja
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Maine Secretary of State's Office Announces Result of Senate District 30 Recount
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 23 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release:
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Maine Secretary of State's Office announces result of Senate District 30 recount
The Department of the Secretary of State announced the results for a recount for Maine Senate District 30 Democrat (Gorham and part of Scarborough):
* Warren, Sophia Bailey - 3,838
* Sato, Eleanor Y. - 3,807
Representative Ellie Sato of Gorham requested a recount after Representative Sophia Warren of Scarborough
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Pa. Labor Dept.: Shapiro Administration Leads Multi-State Coalition Opposing Proposed Federal Rule That Would Weaken Worker Protections, Making Wage Theft Harder to Fight
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news:
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Shapiro Administration Leads Multi-State Coalition Opposing Proposed Federal Rule That Would Weaken Worker Protections, Making Wage Theft Harder to Fight
Pennsylvania is leading a coalition of attorneys general and state labor departments, urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw a proposed rule that would narrow who can be held responsible when workers are denied wag
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PhD Student Jayne Vogelzang Brings Interdisciplinary Perspective to Student Trustee Position
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 23 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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MD/PhD student Jayne Vogelzang brings interdisciplinary perspective to student trustee position
By Hallie Leo
MD/PhD student Jayne Vogelzang will be sworn in as UMass Chan Medical School's newest student representative on the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees on the same date she begins the PhD phase of her education: July 1. Each of the five student trustees
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Poll Finds Strong Statewide Support, Trust, and Confidence in UNE Among Mainers
BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 23 -- The University of New England issued the following news:
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New poll finds strong statewide support, trust, and confidence in UNE among Mainers
Residents in Biddeford and Portland report the University's highest ratings for reputation, integrity, and community impact
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The University of New England today released the results of a comprehensive public opinion survey conducted by Emerson College Polling, finding strong levels of support, trust, and confidence i
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Sens. Shaheen, Collins Issue Letter to FDA
WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, and Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following letter to the Food and Drug Administration
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Here is the text of the letter:
June 16, 2026
Kyle A. Diamantas J.D.
Acting Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
Dear Acting Commissioner Diamantas:
As Co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, we share your commitment to addressing chronic diseases, such
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UNE to Host Panel Discussion on Maine's Recent Primaries in Partnership With The Maine Monitor
BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 23 -- The University of New England issued the following news:
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UNE to host panel discussion on Maine's recent primaries in partnership with The Maine Monitor
The University of New England School of Arts and Humanities will partner with The Maine Monitor this week to host a conversation about Maine's rank-choice voting results in the recent primary election, a timely and trending topic in Maine at the moment.
The panel discussion, "Monitor Talks: Examining Maine's
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Virginia Budget Deal Fails to Launch Long-Awaited Menhaden Research
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 22 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release:
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Virginia Budget Deal Fails to Launch Long-Awaited Menhaden Research
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Repeated delays on science reaffirm need to pause reduction fishery in Chesapeake Bay
House and Senate lawmakers in Virginia announced a deal this weekend on a two-year state budget that once again does not include much-needed funding to study the Chesapeake Bay's menhaden population-bowing to pressure from industry to
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