Thursday - August 20, 2026

News Tipoffs - Maine Editors

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America's Credit Unions, 47 Co-Signers Issues Letter to Senate Leadership
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSletter) -- America's Credit Unions, with 47 co-signers issued the following letter to the Senate leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 21, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - Re: Senate Consideration of H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 Dear Leader Thune and Leader Schumer: On  more
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces First Delivery of Eggs to Yuma-area Food Banks as Part of Price-Fixing Case Settlement
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces First Delivery of Eggs to Yuma-area Food Banks as Part of Price-Fixing Case Settlement Attorney General Kris Mayes announced today that Cal-Maine Foods delivered 17 pallet loads (183,600 eggs) to the Yuma Community Food Bank last Friday, marking the first delivery of eggs secured through her office's price-fixing settlement with major egg   more
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Issues Statement at Start of Trial Against Meta Over Addictive Features That Harm Kids
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Issues Statement at Start of Trial Against Meta Over Addictive Features That Harm Kids Ahead of opening statements, Attorney General Mayes today issued the following statement as a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general prepare to present their case against Meta, alleging the social media giant knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Fac  more
Attorney General Tong Issues Statement at Start of Trial Against Meta Over Addictive Features that Harm Kids
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Issues Statement at Start of Trial Against Meta Over Addictive Features that Harm Kids * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement as Connecticut and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general begin presenting their case against Meta in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. In th  more
Bowdoin College: Overall, a Big Thumbs-up - Classics Faculty React to Nolan's Odyssey Movie
BRUNSWICK, Maine, Aug. 18 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Overall, a Big Thumbs-up: Classics Faculty React to Nolan's Odyssey Movie By Tom Porter Does Christopher Nolan's latest Hollywood blockbuster The Odyssey do justice to Homer's 3,0000-year old epic poem? Three Bowdoin classics scholars weigh in. * Winkley Professor of Latin and Greek Barbara Weiden Boyd: The inescapable nature of historical and cultural mediation characterizes the transmission of knowledge. Langua  more
Earthjustice: Interior Faces Widespread Backlash Over Effort to Weaken Wilderness Protections Across Millions of Acres of Public Lands
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 18 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Interior Faces Widespread Backlash Over Effort to Weaken Wilderness Protections Across Millions of Acres of Public Lands Public comments urge the administration to abandon its review and preserve longstanding safeguards for America's public lands - Washington, D.C. -- The public was forced to navigate five separate comment processes across three federal agencies as the Department of the Interior laun  more
League of Women Voters, Common Cause Applaud Court Ruling Blocking DOJ Access to Minnesota Voter Data
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 18 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * League of Women Voters, Common Cause Applaud Court Ruling Blocking DOJ Access to Minnesota Voter Data SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Today, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota became the twenty-third court to dismiss the Justice Department's lawsuit demanding unlawful disclosure of private voter information. The Trump administration has sue  more
Maine Gov. Mills Radio Address: Continuing the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic
AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: * * * Continuing the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. Over the five years leading up to 2019, more than 1,600 people in Maine died from drug overdoses. We were losing a person every day. About 8% of all babies in Maine were born substance-exposed--that's three each day. The life-saving drug Naloxone was not generally available. There wer  more
More than 210 leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups oppose recent Executive Order on childhood vaccines
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * More than 210 leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups oppose recent Executive Order on childhood vaccines * "Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spa  more
More than 210 Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose Recent Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 17 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: * * * More than 210 Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose Recent Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines * Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing  more
Record enrollment propels Florida Poly into new era of growth
LAKELAND, Florida, Aug. 17 -- Florida Polytechnic University posted the following news release: * * * Record enrollment propels Florida Poly into new era of growth * Florida Polytechnic University soared into the 2026-27 academic year on Monday, Aug. 17, welcoming a record enrollment of 2,342 students. The milestone represents a remarkable 35% increase in total student enrollment over the last two years, up from over 1,900 students in 2025 and more than 1,700 in 2024, further solidifying Flo  more
S.D. A.G. Jackley Ready for Meta Trial to Begin Tuesday
PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 18 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Ready for Meta Trial to Begin Tuesday South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said a bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General will begin presenting its case Tuesday in its federal lawsuit against Meta. The coalition alleges the social media giant knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Facebook and Instagram that drive  more
Statement of Maine A.G. Frey Prompted by the Shadow Hearing on the Use of Deadly Force by ICE in the Death of Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero
AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 18 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Statement of Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Prompted by the Shadow Hearing on the Use of Deadly Force by ICE in the death of Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero The Office of the Maine Attorney General continues to actively investigate the shooting death of Mr. Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero by a federal Enforcement Removal Operations Officer in Biddeford on July 13, 2026. Under Mai  more
Va. A.G. Jones Issues Statement at Start of Trial Against Meta Over Addictive Features That Harm Children
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Issues Statement at Start of Trial Against Meta over Addictive Features that Harm Children Ahead of opening statements, Attorney General Jones today issued the following statement as a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general began presenting their case against Meta, alleging the social media giant knowingly designed and deployed harmful features o  more
What's really sinking through the ocean? UMaine researchers are using AI to find out
ORONO, Maine, Aug. 17 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * What's really sinking through the ocean? UMaine researchers are using AI to find out * A steady "snowfall" of tiny particles carries carbon, nutrients and pollution from the ocean's surface toward the deep sea. Scientists can see those particles sinking, but determining exactly what they contain is much harder. University of Maine researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to help solve that pr  more
Whip Clark: "ICE Is a Danger to Every Person in Every Community"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark: "ICE Is a Danger to Every Person in Every Community" * BIDDEFORD, ME -Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (MS-2), Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-1), and Rep. Troy Carter (LA-2) for a field hearing on the killing of Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero by ICE. Below is a transcript of her remarks: "Thank you to Ranking Member Bennie Thompson f  more