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This Day in Maine gathers together the news that matters to Mainers. The nightly show features stories from the award-winning MPBN News team.

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Wednesday, May 20th, 2026: Late Congressman Barney Frank remembered for intelligence and wit by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 11:29

This Day in Maine Wednesday, May 20th, 2026

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026: Searsmont mill explosion latest; Maine beach towns optimistic about summer tourism season

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 10:56

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

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Monday, May 18, 2026: Robbins family members among those injured in Searsmont mill explosion; UMaine system tuition increases

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 10:40

This Day in Maine for Monday, May 18, 2026.

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Friday, May 15th, 2026: Explosion at Searsmont lumber mill injures at least 10; ranked-choice alliances in the GOP gubernatorial primary

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 11:22

This Day in Maine for Friday, May 15th, 2026.

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Thursday, May 14th, 2026: Vice President JD Vance rallies in Bangor alongside Republican former governor Paul LePage, drawing supporters and protestors

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 9:18

This Day in Maine for Thursday, May 14th, 2026.

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Wednesday, May 13th, 2026: Maine Public Advocate launches legal challenge to $360 million dollar transmission line in New Hampshire that will be paid for, in part, by Maine electric customers

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 9:28

This Day in Maine Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026: Game warden dies in plane crash; Maine officials consider transgender athlete referendum signatures

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2026 6:34

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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Monday, May 11, 2026: Gerald Talbot dies at 94; Portland to unveil cruise ship outbreak prevention plans

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 7:36

This Day in Maine for Monday, May 11, 2026.

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Friday, May 8th, 2026: Some GOP governor candidates embrace ranked-choice voting; Sen. Collins still evaluating Trump's $1 billion ballroom security proposal

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 7:20

This Day in Maine for Friday, May 8th, 2026.

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Thursday, May 7th, 2026: Sen. Collins discloses benign tremor condition; an in-depth look at the Democratic gubernatorial primary race

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 12:12

This Day in Maine for Thursday, May 7th, 2026.

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Wednesday, May 6th, 2026: Scarborough officials to consider a moratorium on data centers

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 6:42

This Day in Maine Wednesday, May 6th, 2026

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026: Gorham weighs proposed Amazon warehouse; Shalom Housing stabbing in Portland

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2026 6:08

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

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Monday, May 4, 2026: Planned Parenthood to resume use of abortion medication drug amid court battles; right whale protections

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 5:35

This Day in Maine for Monday, May 4, 2026.

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Friday, May 1st, 2026: Platner faces GOP attacks; Maine lawyers warn of erosion of rule of law

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 8:54

This Day in Maine for Friday, May 1st, 2026.

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Thursday, April 30th, 2026: Gov. Janet Mills suspends her Senate campaign, shaking up high-stakes race

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2026 8:21

This Day in Maine for Friday, April 30th, 2026.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026: Legislature upholds data center moratorium veto; increasing interest in Canadian citizenship

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2026 11:56

This Day in Maine for Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026: State lawmakers to return to Augusta for vetoed bills; Portland blocks Live Nation venue

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 6:47

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

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Monday, April 27, 2026: Jay developer, environmental advocates react to data center moratorium veto; ranked choice primary endorsements

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 7:17

This Day in Maine for Monday, April 27, 2026.

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Friday, April 24th, 2026: Gov. Mills vetoes data center moratorium; GOP candidates address party convention

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 5:42

This Day in Maine for Friday, April 24th, 2026.

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2026: Medical marijuana businesses get boost from Trump admin order; Vinalhaven community cleanup targets abandoned lobster traps

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2026 12:40

This Day in Maine for Thursday, April 23rd, 2026.

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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026: Gov. Mills signs expansion of free school meals; how a Maine poet confronts climate change anxiety through art

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 8:50

This Day in Maine Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026: Penobscot Bay islands face mail delivery problems; Maine's automatic record sealing bill

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2026 4:43

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

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Monday, April 20, 2026: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers lose collecting bargaining rights; Gov. Mills and Graham Platner's contrasting campaign styles

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 8:24

This Day in Maine for Monday, April 20, 2026.

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Friday, April 17th, 2026: CMP to lower rates this summer but not by as much as advocates wanted; a roundup of housing policy changes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 6:52

This Day in Maine for Friday, April 17th, 2026.

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Thursday, April 16th, 2026: State pauses MaineCare payments to hospitals due to budget shortfall; a roundup of Maine education policy changes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 12:35

This Day in Maine for Thursday, April 16th, 2026.

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Wednesday, April 15th 2026: Some candidates running for office used tax day to present plans to restructure tax burden on Mainers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 5:43

This Day in Maine Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Tuesday, April 14, 2026: State lawmakers consider transgender athlete referendum; Portland man sues ICE

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 5:56

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

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Monday, April 13, 2026: Gov. Mills supports temporary data center ban with an exception; work winding down in Augusta

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 7:24

This Day in Maine for Monday, April 13, 2026.

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Friday, April 10th, 2026: Gov. Mills signs supplemental budget; Portland Museum of Art pioneers energy conservation tactics

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 11:09

This Day in Maine for Friday, April 10th, 2026.

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Thursday, April 9th, 2026: Maine lawmakers advance budget proposal; Wabanaki basket makers face emerald ash borer threat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 12:50

This Day in Maine for Thursday, April 9th, 2026.

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Wednesday, April 8th, 2026: Legislative Republicans balk at Dems budget plan; Portland weighs fate of historic expo building

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 4:17

This Day in Maine for Wednesday, April 8th, 2026.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2026: Another lawsuit over the Lewiston mass shooting; investors envision condos at Bangor Mall

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 10:13

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

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Monday, April 6, 2026: Maine's highest court says ranked-choice voting expansion is unconstitutional; child labor and Maine's lobster industry

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 11:58

This Day in Maine for Monday, April 6, 2026.

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Friday, April 3rd, 2026: Federal appeals court upholds Maine's 72-hour wait period for gun purchases; state sues Trump admin over mail voting rules

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 6:30

This Day in Maine for Friday, April 3rd, 2026.

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Thursday, April 2nd, 2026: Gov. Mills endorses new millionaires tax; new film documents Houlton's solar eclipse celebration

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 10:16

This Day in Maine for Thursday, April 2nd, 2026.

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Wednesday, April 1st, 2026: American Civil Liberties Union of Maine on birthright citizenship after hearing oral arguments before Supreme Court Wednesday

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 7:53

This Day in Maine Wednesday, April 1st, 2026

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026: Data show few people arrested by ICE during Maine surge had criminal convictions; towns debate aquaculture restrictions

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 11:20

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

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Monday, March 30, 2026: Transgender athlete referendum challenged; possible refunds to Maine electricity customers

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 12:47

This Day in Maine for Monday, March 30, 2026.

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Friday, March 27th, 2026: More species added to Maine conservation list; net migration increases in all 16 counties

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 5:19

This Day in Maine for Friday, March 27th, 2026.

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Thursday, March 26th, 2026: Federal judge hears arguments in lawsuit over DOJ access to Maine voter data

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 9:43

This Day in Maine for Thursday, March 26th, 2026.

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Wednesday, March 25th, 2026: Maine among states in lawsuit against USDA over new rules that could threaten federal funding for school meals

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 16:19

This Day in Maine Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026: New Maine law requires regulators to measure electric rate impacts; Machias pharmacy fined

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 4:36

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

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Monday, March 23, 2026: BIW workers on strike; UMaine launches fund to directly pay student athletes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 5:53

This Day in Maine for Monday, March 23, 2026.

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Friday, March 20th, 2026: Wabanaki Alliance holds first-ever gubernatorial candidate forum; UMaine System proposes tuition hike

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2026 10:02

This Day in Maine for Friday, March 20th.

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Thursday, March 19th, 2026: Maine adds apartments for people experiencing chronic homelessness; Democratic senate primary turns increasingly bitter

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2026 12:35

This Day in Maine for Thursday, March 19th, 2026.

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Wednesday, March 18th, 2026: Maine's tuition-free community college program hangs in the balance as lawmakers consider the Governor's funding plan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 10:16

This Day in Maine Wednesday, March 18th, 2026

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026: School sports citizen initiative may appear on Nov. ballot; the future of snowmaking at Maine ski resorts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 9:27

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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