Supporters of Donald Trump clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images) The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this […]
May 26—Every week, Dwayne Hopkins feels like he’s rolling the dice and hoping the South Portland Food Cupboard has enough food. The number of people who don’t have enough to eat in Maine has been rising for years. But now, new data shows more than half of those who are deemed food insecure also don’t […]
Under the new proposal, there are three new brackets for individuals making $144,500 and more that are taxed at progressively higher rates.(Getty Images) A proposal to add new tax brackets and increase rates for wealthier Mainers was vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills on Friday. In her veto message, Mills listed multiple reasons for her veto. […]
Apr. 6—Maryssa Gammon hasn’t been able to cook a hot meal or heat her 3-month-old’s bottles in three days. The power to their Biddeford apartment has been off since 1:30 a.m. Thursday. It’s freezing. Gammon and her husband built a fort for their 6-year-old to try to hold in the heat, and they’ve been using […]