News Center Maine - State Democratic leaders back a 2% surtax on incomes of $1 million or more. The increase is expected to generate about $91.4 million, but some Republicans and business leaders warned it could hurt Mainers in the long run.
Poll Maine - 2026 US Senate
Graham Platner 48% (+9)
Susan Collins* 39%
In the same poll, Susan Collins leads Governor Janet Mills by 3% - ME Resource Center
Press Herald - The owner of Portland’s Nickelodeon Cinemas has leased the former Nordica Theatre in Freeport, with plans to show movies there by the summer. David Scott of Massachusetts-based Patriot Cinemas said Tuesday he signed a lease last week with the owners of the Freeport Village Station shopping mall, where the six-screen theater is located. The Nordica Theatre closed in 2020, along with all local theaters during the pandemic, but never reopened.
Scott said since the theater has been closed for six years, it mostly just needs “some TLC,” though getting the projectors in top operating shape may be a “big ticket” expense. “They don’t like to sit,” Scott said of the projectors.
The Nickelodeon, which Scott’s Patriot Cinemas has owned since 1998, will continue to operate in Portland with no changes to its mix of first-run, classic and off-beat films. The Nordica will be renamed Patriot Cinemas at Freeport Village Station and will show first-run films, with a focus on family fare, Scott said. The theater is just a few blocks down the street from shopping and tourist destination L.L.Bean and surrounded by outlet stores.
The Freeport cinema will also offer $6 Super Tuesday tickets prices, something the Nickelodeon has done for years, Scott said.
Press Herald - Older Mainers are staying in the workforce after retirement
age and filling jobs in a tight labor market. Over the last decade, the number
of workers in Maine aged 65 or older has increased by
16%, from 53,062 to 61,531, according to federal estimates. Many say they’re
staying in the workforce because they enjoy it and recognize the benefits of
staying active and connected — while also benefiting from the extra income
A year of Trump’s immigration enforcement in Maine, in 5 charts
Greenness of Maine (1=Greenest, 25=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 7th
- 5th – Air Quality
- 23rd – Water Quality
- 24th – LEED-Certified Buildings per Capita
- 1st – % of Renewable Energy Consumption
- 18th – Energy Consumption per Capita
Maine Morningstar - Mainers will vote on the rights of transgender student athletes to access sports teams, bathrooms and locker rooms aligning with their gender identity this November. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said the draft wording of the question makes it clear the risk at stake.
“Do you want to change civil rights and education laws to require public schools to restrict access to bathrooms and sports based on the gender on the child’s original birth certificate and allow students to sue the schools?” reads the proposed ballot question, which was released by the Maine Secretary of State’s Office Tuesday.
Maine Morning Star - The Maine Legislature passed two bills to protect and expand Mainers’ ability to get vaccinated in pharmacies in response to changes to federal immunization guidance under President Donald Trump’s administration.