It was a difficult year for Washington County. Things won’t let up in 2026.
Washington County officials grapple with financial crisis and debt, as they seek solutions and reforms to address years of poor bookkeeping.
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Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
As of last Friday, the building’s facade reads The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.
DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline
DOJ insisted in its statement that its lawyers are “working around the clock” to review those documents and make the redactions required under the law, passed nearly unanimously by Congress last month.
Hundreds in rural Maine frustrated with mail delivery
That’s created problems for Mainers who rely on the Postal Service to get medications and pay bills.
EXCERPT: In ‘Storm at the Capitol,’ police officers detail a brutal assault on Jan. 6, 2021
The book draws on personal interviews by the author, testimony, court documents and other public sources to compile a definitive account of Jan. 6, 2021.
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
The watchdog report released Tuesday said more than $207.5 million in managed care payments were made on behalf of deceased enrollees between July 2021 to July 2022.
It took a crisis for Mainers to finally pay attention to county government
Taxpayers across Maine are keeping a closer-than-usual eye on their county officials after a series of budget crises forced an often-ignored layer of Maine’s government into the spotlight.
Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver’s licenses
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pointed to a nationwide audit conducted in October that found about 22% of the commercial licenses doled out by Colorado to immigrants were done so illegally.
Here’s how the Maine AG’s office is spending its share of the opioid settlement
Over the past five years, Aaron Frey’s office has secured more than $260 million from pharmaceutical companies accused of “supercharging” the opioid epidemic.
Illinois members of Congress are latest to tour immigration facilities after judge’s ruling
U.S. Reps. Danny Davis, Delia Ramirez, Jonathan Jackson and Jesús “Chuy” Garcia entered the immigration processing center in suburban Broadview on Monday.
Ex-CIA director John Brennan wants ‘favored’ Trump judge kept away from Justice Department inquiry
The request Monday is addressed to U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga, the chief judge in the Southern District of Florida.
Inside Susan Collins’ talks with 16 senators on an ACA subsidy compromise
The ACA tax subsidies were introduced during the pandemic and have allowed millions of Americans to pay less for health care premiums.
NSA employee sues Trump administration over order on transgender rights and two ‘immutable’ genders
In addition to restoring her workplace rights and protections, Sarah O’Neill is seeking financial damages.
Schumer urges Senate to take legal action over Justice Department’s staggered Epstein files release
The senate is off until Jan. 5, more than two weeks after the deadline.
Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast
The pause is effective immediately and will give the Interior Department time to assess the possible ways to mitigate any security risks posed by the projects, the administration said.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams once called himself the ‘future of the Democratic Party.’ What went wrong?
Adams, 65, finds himself in the political wilderness, his one-time aspirations as a party leader now a distant memory.
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