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In a crowded harbor on Spruce Head Island, a lobster turf war is brewing. On one side is a local co-op of about 40 independent lobstermen. On the other is a Chicago-based seafood giant that buys local lobster from 58 fishermen. The dispute between waterfront neighbors has turned this sleepy fishing village into a legal battleground over a proposed dock expansion and an old, strategically moored smack boat once used to carry lobster to market.
Maine hearing on transgender athletes sets up high-profile November election
Planned Parenthood backs Janet Mills in Democratic primary for US Senate
Maine Morning Star - The Maine Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday that would prevent immigration agents from entering public schools, state libraries and hospitals without a judicial warrant. The legislation, which was narrowed in committee and spurred heated floor debate, is a state-level version of the “sensitive locations” policy that President Donald Trump revoked.
“I do not support the way ICE behaved recently,” Rep. Amy Arata (R-New Gloucester) said during a late night meeting of the budget committee on Monday. She was referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s large-scale operation in Maine in January. The vast majority of the nearly 200 people ICE arrested had no criminal convictions, or pending criminal charges.
Bangor Daily News - Maine's legislature easily approved what would be the nation's first statewide moratorium on building large new data centers.
- It signals a growing backlash to the projects that, fairly or unfairly, are tethered to concerns about rising power bills. While roughly a dozen other states are weighing moratoria, Maine may not be a bellwether.
- [T]his is unlikely to have a contagion effect on legislation beyond the Northeast, where high retail electricity prices have historically deterred hyperscalers," analysts with investment advisory and research firm Capstone said in a note.
- Gov. Janet Mills (D), who faces a tough June primary in her Senate campaign, has not said whether she will sign the bill.