News Tipoffs - Maine Editors
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces Deliveries of Over 2.1 Million Eggs to Arizona Food Banks Through Price-Fixing Settlement
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Mayes Announces Deliveries of Over 2.1 Million Eggs to Arizona Food Banks Through Price-Fixing Settlement
PHOENIX -- Attorney General Kris Mayes announced today that Hickman's Egg Ranch will deliver more than 2.1 million eggs to three regional food banks throughout September, the latest round of egg deliveries secured through her office's price-fixing settlement with majo
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Secures Full Victory in Lawsuit Challenging the Federal Government's Attack on Fair Housing Protections
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Mayes Secures Full Victory in Lawsuit Challenging the Federal Government's Attack on Fair Housing Protections
PHOENIX -- As part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, Attorney General Mayes announced that the coalition has secured relief from unlawful conditions the federal government attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by
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Artist Reggie Burrows Hodges on Display at Three Los Angeles Arts Institutions
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 8 -- The J. Paul Getty Trust posted the following news release:
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Artist Reggie Burrows Hodges on Display at Three Los Angeles Arts Institutions
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The J. Paul Getty Museum, California African American Museum (CAAM) and Art + Practice (A+P) announced today three exhibitions featuring new works by contemporary painter Reggie Burrows Hodges, largely inspired by artworks from Getty's collection.
Reggie Burrows Hodges (b. 1965, Compton, California) creates pain
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Attorney General Bonta Opposes ATF Proposal to Loosen Safeguards for Weapons Made for Federal Government Contracts
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Opposes ATF Proposal to Loosen Safeguards for Weapons Made for Federal Government Contracts
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to withdraw a proposal that could allow more machine guns, silencers, and destructive device
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Distribution of 7 Million Free Eggs to Texans Across the State
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Distribution of 7 Million Free Eggs to Texans Across the State
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Attorney General Ken Paxton announced progress in fulfilling the statewide distribution of over 7 million free eggs that were secured through settlements with three national egg producers. More than 1.7 million eggs have already been delivered to Texas food banks, with another 5.322 million
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Bank of America Honors 25th Anniversary of 9/11 with Expanded Support for First Responders, Veterans and Communities
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 8 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release:
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Bank of America Honors 25th Anniversary of 9/11 with Expanded Support for First Responders, Veterans and Communities
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Commitments include Tunnel to Towers, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the Bryant Park Day of Remembrance, the Pentagon Memorial Fund and employee volunteerism
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Bowdoin College: Senior Maren Cooper '27 Receives National Science Honor
BRUNSWICK, Maine, Sept. 9 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news:
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Senior Maren Cooper '27 Receives National Science Honor
By Rebecca Goldfine
Biochemistry major Maren Cooper '27 has been awarded the Beckman Scholarship, a fifteen-month grant to support her independent, faculty-mentored research project.
"A Great New Future for Antibiotics"
Marren Cooper began working in Danielle Dube's lab the spring of her sophomore year, drawn to its investigation of Helicobacter pylori, a c
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Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: History of Homecare Fraud - NGO's, Bureaucrats, and Labor Unions Undermined Medicaid Fraud Prevention
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary:
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The history of homecare fraud: NGO's, bureaucrats, and labor unions undermined Medicaid fraud prevention
The Medicaid "homecare" program is probably the most defrauded welfare program in America today, and it got that way because a cabal of nonprofits, the Medicaid "deep state," and big labor has quietly worked to sandbag Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), a federally required anti-fraud policy.
By Pa
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ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release:
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ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities
(San Francisco, CA)--As DHS continues its campaign to deport millions of people, the role of state and local law enforcement agencies remains central to its mass detention and deportation project. Years ago, involvement with ICE was primarily
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King Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Modernize NOAA Fishery Stock Counts
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
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King Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Modernize NOAA Fishery Stock Counts
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is cosponsoring legislation to update the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) capacity to track and protect fisheries. The Fisheries Science Modernization Act would incorporate environmental DNA (eDNA) and other biomolecular tools into NOAA's fishe
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Manufacturing challenges take center stage at M2IND
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Manufacturing challenges take center stage at M2IND
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Industry had the floor at Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days (M2IND), where more than 350 leaders from industry, government and the research community gathered on Aug. 19-20 at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Discussions focused on barriers slowing the deplo
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New WinSenate Ad Spotlights Troy Jackson Supporting Mainers While Susan Collins Supports Trump
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Political] -- Senate Majority PAC, an organization that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, posted the following news release:
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New WinSenate Ad Spotlights Troy Jackson Supporting Mainers While Susan Collins Supports Trump
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Today, WinSenate launched a new television and digital ad comparing Troy Jack
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Our 2026 NOAA-Supported Education Program Students Share Insights
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
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Our 2026 NOAA-Supported Education Program Students Share Insights
NOAA offers a variety of student internship and fellowship opportunities. Some of the students participating in a few of these programs choose to work with mentors at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
This summer, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center hosted 22 students from 10 states a
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SJC Invites Comments on a Proposed Amendment to Rule 4A of the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure to Allow Consideration of a Complaint Certified on Information and Belief
AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 9 -- The Maine Judicial Branch issued the following news:
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SJC invites comments on a proposed amendment to Rule 4A of the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure to allow consideration of a complaint certified on information and belief. Comments due by September 18, 2026.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court invites comments on a proposed amendment to Rule 4A of the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure that would make the rule consistent with the 2025 amendment t
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What They're Saying: GOP "In Real Trouble" and Facing "Challenges in Retaining Control" as Senate Democrats Compete "Even In Red Territory"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: GOP "In Real Trouble" and Facing "Challenges in Retaining Control" as Senate Democrats Compete "Even In Red Territory"
Bloomberg: "[...] the Senate increasingly appears up for grabs in an environment rife with parallels to 2006, a wave election that swept Democrats into power [...]"
NBC News: "Now, there's an increasing sense in both parties that the Senate is up
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