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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Adrian Klenz who works with deafblind adults in Wisconsin discussing the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to cut funding for programs that support students with vision and hearing loss. The cuts, which are part of the Trump administration’s anti-diversity push, are targeted at eight states, including Maine.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Susan Collins said Congress will face “tremendous pressure” to change President Donald Trump’s megabill. Collins was one of three Republican senators to vote against the bill that squeaked through Congress this summer.
Trump’s anti-diversity push is cutting programs for students with hearing and vision loss. The Education Department is targeting Maine and seven other states where a spokesperson cited concerns about “divisive concepts” and “fairness.”
Janet Mills said we have to “disagree better” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing. “Come on folks, we’re all human,” the governor said at a lunch talk with business owners in Dover-Foxcroft on Monday.
This is the best time to buy a house in Maine. In Penobscot County, the total number of homes for sale climbed nearly 19% from July to August.
The Bangor City Council elected a new chair. Councilors voted 5-2 to confirm Rick Fournier, who takes the role after Cara Pelletier’s unexpected resignation last week.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Nation’s Report Card reveals low test scores in Maine and across the country
- New England hydropower generation slows amid drought
- A Marden’s is opening in Bangor
- Old Town man pleads guilty in drug trafficking conspiracy
- Bucksport animal cruelty charges dropped against woman after she dies
- Fire destroys midcoast Maine winery
- Charlie Kirk vigil postponed at Bowdoin College because of potential threat
- Maine vice principal dies after fleeing from police traffic stop
- Man detained by ICE outside a Maine school was arrested a day earlier on a domestic violence charge
- Hermon girls soccer is looking for a long-elusive state championship
- UMaine football has hit rock bottom
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“By slashing this funding, the government isn’t just trimming a budget line, it’s pulling the rug out from under families who already fight every single day for their children to be seen, heard and valued.”
Opinion: Withholding funding to root out DEI harms deaf and blind children
LIFE IN MAINE
Common Ground Fair posters from the past 44 years celebrate the beauty of rural life in Maine.
A hunter recommends a Maine moose hunting documentary you need to see.
Here’s how to better plan your fall foliage outings in Maine.
