WinsZone

After Trump’s Medicaid Cuts, Patients at Rural Maine Clinics Feel the Fallout

The Trump administration has cut off funding for certain providers around the country whose offerings include abortion. Patients in Maine are among those who will feel the fallout.

Shane Goldmacher
2025-09-03 12:01:28
United States
United States Politics and Government

Dan Kleban Joins Maine Democratic Primary, Seeking to Unseat Senator Susan Collins

Dan Kleban enters a crowded Democratic primary as party leaders wait for Maine’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, who is “seriously considering” a run for Senate.

Adeel Hassan
2025-08-22 12:01:27
United States
Animal Behavior

Why Does It Seem Like Jellyfish Are All Over the East Coast?

“I don’t think it’s time to push the panic button yet,” an expert said, after rising reports of swarms and stings for beachgoers in parts of the Eastern Seaboard.

Why Shop? In Maine, the Library of Things Has It All (Almost)

One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on.

Annie Karni
2025-08-19 12:01:29
United States
United States Politics and Government

In Maine, a Political Novice Makes a Long-Shot Bid to Oust Collins

Democrats hope to recruit Governor Janet Mills to challenge the powerful Republican senator, but an oyster farmer with a working man’s pitch thinks he has a better chance.

Benjamin Weiser And Zach Montague
2025-07-29 03:02:06
United States
Trump, Donald J

States Sue Trump Administration Over Efforts to Get Food Stamp Data

The lawsuit argues that the federal government’s demand was an attempt to obtain sensitive personal information for use outside the food stamp program.

Maxine Joselow
2025-07-16 21:01:26
United States
Trump, Donald J

20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Ending FEMA Funding for Disaster Mitigation

FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers more than $150 billion over 20 years, the plaintiffs said.

Neil Vigdor
2025-07-10 00:00:42
United States
Missing Persons

Maine Paddleboarder’s Death Is Investigated as a Homicide, Police Say

Sunshine Stewart, 48, disappeared on the night of July 2 during an outing on Crawford Pond in Union, Maine. Her body was found hours later near an island preserve.