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Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaks at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., in December 2025. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)In Maine, state health officials hoped to steer a slice of $190 million in new federal rural health funding to shield hospitals and clinics from the fallout caused by cuts to federal health programs. Their plan would have helped pay to treat low-income, uninsured patients. But federa

A server room in a data center. (Photo by Getty Images)North Dakota faces important questions about how we approach major infrastructure projects. We should demand transparency, genuine local input, and skepticism of proposals that don’t serve our communities. The good news is that on data centers, we’re actually doing this work. Data centers are large facilities filled with thousands of computer servers that store and process information. When you upload a photo, stream a video, or

Clendenin Mayor Kay Summers was one of many residents who rebuilt their homes after they were damaged in the 2016 flood. The town, which has rebuilt over the past decade, will mark the flood's anniversary with a celebration this weekend. (Photo by Lori Kersey | West Virginia Watch) CLENDENIN, W.Va. — Ten years later, rain can still trigger panic in Kay Summers. On June 23, 2016, she and her husband were trapped upstairs in their home as water rapidly filled the town of Clendenin during a histor

A construction worker balances atop a roof. States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower construction costs and boost affordable housing. (Photo by Robbie Sequeira/Stateline)States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower construction costs and boost affordable housing. Some of these changes include allowing low-rise apartment buildings to have just one stairway, reducing how often building codes are updated and rolling back sp

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The events of last week exposed the extent to which this system is broken.

I thank James Doyle for his June 15 op-ed (“Do Trump and Susan Collins share Frances Perkins’ vision of society?”), reminding us of Frances Perkins and her belief that we have a responsibility to care for one another. Perkins, in her work with New York Mayor Al Smith and later as Franklin Roosevelt’s chief lieutenant, […]

I am outraged by the proposal to move the federal Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Rehabilitation Services Administration from the Department of Education to Health and Human Services, and to shift the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice. A strong Department of Education is essential to protecting the rights […]

State Auditor Matt Dunlap rose above the preferred choice of national Democrats, state Sen. Joe Baldacci, to win the primary. Republicans say they are happy that former Gov. Paul LePage is facing him in November.

Full of heart-coated designs, the new retail space speaks to the growing enthusaism for Maine's professional soccer team.

SEBAGO - Robert Andrew Genthner, 94, of Sebago, formerly of Biddeford, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2026. Born to Grace ...

STANDISH - Craig J. Ahlemeyer, 48 of Standish, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, June 13, 2026.A memorial service will be held at ...

Genthner, Robert Andrew 94, of Sebago, June 14, 2026. Service, 11 a.m., July 11, 2026, Hope Memorial Chapel, ...

HOLLIS - Robert Mahlon Hanson, affectionately known as “Bob,” passed away on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. A lifelong ...

Hanson, Robert Mahlon 88, of Hollis, June 18. Celebration of Life 11 a.m., June 26, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Hollis, then ...