President Donald Trump’s tariffs could destabilize Maine’s lobster, lumber and electricity industries.Canada is Maine’s biggest trading partner.According to the Press Herald, Maine imported $4.4 billion worth of goods from our northern neighbors last year.
Democrats’ response this week to President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze all federal grants and loans already approved by Congress was a rare moment of swift, unified and urgent condemnation.
Bangor-based nonprofits took to the streets Friday in protest of President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders and actions that they say is inhumane and unconstitutional.
Right now, many Mainers are bracing for the 25 percent tariff that President Donald Trump plans to levy on Canada and Mexico on Saturday.
"The President campaigned on bringing down the price of eggs, bread, heat, housing, and cars. These tariffs will do the opposite," Mills said Friday in a statement.
It cut off funding this week, with no notice, to agencies working to resettle immigrants and refugees in the state.
Maine Republican legislators wrote a letter to President Donald Trump thanking him for his recent action on offshore wind and asking him to take it a step further. The letter sent Thursday was authored by Rep.
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joined more than 20 of his Democratic colleagues in suing to block the budget move while members of Maine's delegation called for congressional action.
Some believe the administration will alleviate financial pressures and secure the border. Others worry of potential consequences to the climate and immigrants.
In response to the federal funding freeze, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced he would join a multistate lawsuit against President Donald Trump.
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They said recent executive orders and federal funding freezes are creating uncertainty about which groups will be impacted.