News Tipoffs - Maine Editors
200+ Maine nurses, community members, and elected officials rallied outside Maine Medical Center to demand ICE release colleague Debora Kapisha, RN
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 5 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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200+ Maine nurses, community members, and elected officials rallied outside Maine Medical Center to demand ICE release colleague Debora Kapisha, RN
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Hundreds of union registered nurses, community allies, and elected officials rallied in Portland, Maine today to demand the release of Debora Kapisha, RN, a nurse at Maine Medical Center (MMC) who is currently detained by Immigra
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AACR Applauds Bipartisan Senate Provision to Delay Harmful OMB Grantmaking Rule
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release:
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AACR Applauds Bipartisan Senate Provision to Delay Harmful OMB Grantmaking Rule
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The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) commends Senate appropriators for including a bipartisan provision in its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2027 continuing resolution (CR) that would prevent the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from finalizing its
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ASAM Weekly for August 4, 2026
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Aug. 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up:
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The ASAM Weekly for August 4, 2026
Is there anything better than a brand-new federal dataset? The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released findings from the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and they do not disappoint. From fresh figures for our slides to encouraging drops in conditions such as
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Attorney General Bonta Defends Against Latest Trump Administration Attempt to Compel States to Participate in Civil Immigration Enforcement
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Defends Against Latest Trump Administration Attempt to Compel States to Participate in Civil Immigration Enforcement
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief in defense of New York's Driver's License Access and Privacy Act, or "Green Light Law." This law restricts the New York Department
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Attorney General Bonta Defends Transgender Students' Rights to Use Restrooms Matching Their Gender Identity
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Defends Transgender Students' Rights to Use Restrooms Matching Their Gender Identity
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting transgender students in their lawsuit challenging Idaho's law prohibiting transgender students from using school bathrooms consistent wi
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Attorney General James Secures More Than 280,000 Eggs for Rochester Families
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures More Than 280,000 Eggs for Rochester Families
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New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 280,000 eggs to Foodlink in Rochester as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for years of price fixing. A multistate inves
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EMILYs List Announces Critical Maine State Legislature Endorsements
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release:
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EMILYs List Announces Critical Maine State Legislature Endorsements
Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, announced a round of critical Maine legislative endorsements. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:
"This November, EMILYs List women are at the center of the fight to protect Maine's Democratic trifecta by defending Democrat
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GIFFORDS reacts to federal court striking down background checks for firearm silencers, short-barreled rifles and shotguns
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: Political] -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, posted the following news release:
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GIFFORDS reacts to federal court striking down background checks for firearm silencers, short-barreled rifles and shotguns
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WASHINGTON -GIFFORDS Law Center, the legal arm of the national gun violence prevention group GIFFORDS, released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas struck down th
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Heinrich Leads Letter Urging DOE to Withdraw Proposed Rule for the Efficiency Standards Program that would Raise Energy Prices for American Families
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich Leads Letter Urging DOE to Withdraw Proposed Rule for the Efficiency Standards Program that would Raise Energy Prices for American Families
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WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright urging DOE to abandon a proposal that would
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Heinrich Leads Letter Urging DOE to Withdraw Proposed Rule for the Efficiency Standards Program That Would Raise Energy Prices for American Families
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026:
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Heinrich Leads Letter Urging DOE to Withdraw Proposed Rule for the Efficiency Standards Program that would Raise Energy Prices for American Families
Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (D
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Illinois Ozone Pollution Control Plan Wins EPA Approval Proposal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed approving the updated air pollution control plan of Illinois covering volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides for the Chicago and Metro-East St. Louis ozone nonattainment areas, concluding the revisions satisfy Moderate ozone reasonably available control technology requirements and Serious nitrogen oxides control requirements under the 2015 ozone standard.
The proposed rule would incorporate revisions to
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Maine State Rep. Farrin Issues Commentary: Legislature Invests in Maine Families and Communities
AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 7 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following commentary by Maine State Rep. Wayne Farrin:
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Legislature Invests in Maine Families and Communities
The cost of living in Maine is too high, and families across Lincoln County feel it every day. Whether it's groceries, electricity bills, childcare or healthcare, too many households are finding that their paychecks don't stretch as far as they used to.
That's why working to address affordability was one of the Legis
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Markey Continues Pressure on Boston ICE Field Office to Answer for Continued New England Deportation Regime
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Markey Continues Pressure on Boston ICE Field Office to Answer for Continued New England Deportation Regime
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Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) again demanded answers from David Wesling, Acting Field Office Director for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston Field Office, after receiving an incomplete response from ICE to his December 17, 2025, letter that was sen
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Murphy, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Coast Guard Installations, Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Coast Guard Installations, Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), along with U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Richard Blumenthal
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Opposes Predatory Lender OppFi's Bid for National Bank Charter
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 7 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026:
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport Opposes Predatory Lender OppFi's Bid for National Bank Charter
OppFi Acquisition of BNC National Bank Would Erode Consumer Lending Protections
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general demanding that the Trump Administration deny Opportunity Financials' (OppFi) application to acquire
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National Audubon Society Issues Commentary: Love Our Public Lands? That Means Maintaining Them
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The National Audubon Society issued the following commentary by Vice President for Government Affairs Felice Stadler:
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Love Our Public Lands? That Means Maintaining Them
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When the House Natural Resources Committee held a field hearing in Hot Springs, Arkansas in late spring to discuss a bill to maintain America's vast and beautiful public lands, it chose a city with a unique place in our nation's conservation history. In 1832, Congress establ
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Sanford Aberdeen welcomes new providers
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Sanford Aberdeen welcomes new providers
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The couple graduated from University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. Dr. Bourgon completed residency in general surgery from Wright State University at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. He is board certified in general surgery and served in the United States Air Force Base for nine yea
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Senator Collins Delivers Floor Remarks Ahead of Unanimous Senate Passage of Her Bill to Combat Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Senator Collins Delivers Floor Remarks Ahead of Unanimous Senate Passage of Her Bill to Combat Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the bipartisan Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act she introduced with Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)-
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Senator Collins Presses Administration to Review Impact of Canada Tariffs, Meets with Canadian Ambassador
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Senator Collins Presses Administration to Review Impact of Canada Tariffs, Meets with Canadian Ambassador
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins wrote to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer requesting that they provide Maine businesses with greater clarity and notice regarding tariffs on Canadian goods scheduled to take effect on August 19 and consider
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Senator Collins' Bipartisan Bill to Expand Federal Worker Access to Health Care Advances Out of Committee by Voice Vote
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Senator Collins' Bipartisan Bill to Expand Federal Worker Access to Health Care Advances Out of Committee by Voice Vote
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the bipartisan Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act that she introduced with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) advanced out of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and G
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UMaine partners with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to expand defense research, student workforce training
ORONO, Maine, Aug. 6 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release:
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UMaine partners with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to expand defense research, student workforce training
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A new partnership with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard will expand hands-on workforce training and defense-related research opportunities for University of Maine students.
The Educational Partnership Agreement, signed July 29, will connect UMaine students and faculty with the shipyard for engineering and ot
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University of Maine at Fort Kent Receives Largest Research Grant in Institution's History
FORT KENT, Maine, Aug. 7 -- The University of Maine's Fort Kent Campus issued the following news:
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University of Maine at Fort Kent Receives Largest Research Grant in Institution's History
The University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK) has received the largest research grant in the institution's history, securing a five-year, $649,836 total award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through its Agriculture and Food Research Initi
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University of New England, Babson College Sign Agreement to Give UNE Students Specialized Graduate-level Business Education
BIDDEFORD, Maine, Aug. 7 -- The University of New England issued the following news:
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UNE, Babson College sign agreement to give UNE students specialized graduate-level business education
The University of New England and Babson College have signed an agreement to expand post-graduate opportunities for eligible UNE undergraduate students, as well as UNE alumni and employees. The agreement builds on UNE's strong relationship with Babson, one of the world's leading institutions for entrep
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Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Coast Guard Installations and Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Coast Guard Installations and Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation that would allow the U.S. Coast Guard to collaborate with state and local governments through intergovernmental support agreements.
"Oregon's Coast Guard works tirelessly e
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