This Day in Maine

Follow This Day in Maine
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

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

mainepublic


    • Nov 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 11m AVG DURATION
    • 1,357 EPISODES


    More podcasts from mainepublic

    Maine Calling
    Maine Calling

    weekdays

    All Things Considered with Nora Flaherty
    All Things Considered with Nora Flaherty

    weekdays

    Poems from Here with Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum
    Poems from Here with Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum

    monthly

    Speaking in Maine
    Speaking in Maine

    every other week

    Search for episodes from This Day in Maine with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from This Day in Maine

    Tuesday, November 18, 2025: Maine regulators reject CMP's 5-year rate plan; 'back to basics' for students learning reading and math

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 14:05


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

    learning reading students maine math reject back to basics regulators
    Monday, November 17, 2025: Maine Human Rights Commission files lawsuit against five school districts for discrimination against transgender students

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 7:33


    This Day in Maine Monday, November 17, 2025

    students maine transgender files lawsuit discrimination school districts human rights commission
    Friday, November 14th, 2025: Federal homelessness policy changes could hurt vulnerable Mainers; offshore wind attention turns to Nova Scotia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 15:44


    This Day in Maine for Friday, November 14th, 2025.

    attention policy hurt maine federal vulnerable homelessness nova scotia offshore wind mainers
    Thursday, November 13th, 2025: Congressional delegation split on shutdown-ending deal; Portland gets electric boat charger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 4:46


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, November 13th, 2025.

    portland ending boats maine split electric shutdowns congressional delegation charger
    Wednesday, November 12, 2025: Democrat Jordan Wood abandons US Senate bid to run for 2nd Congressional District seat held by Rep. Jared Golden

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 6:43


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, November 12, 2025

    golden democrats seat us senate congressional districts abandons jordan wood
    Monday, November 10, 2025: Sen. King's participation in shutdown negotiations; CMMC loses trauma center designation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 12:43


    This Day in Maine for Monday, November 10, 2025.

    maine negotiation loses shutdowns participation designation trauma center
    Friday, November 7, 2025: Governor Janet Mills directs Health and Human Services Department to fully fund SNAP benefits for November

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 7:20


    This Day in Maine Friday, November 7, 2025

    benefits governor fund snap directs health and human services janet mills human services department
    Thursday, November 6th, 2025: Trump administration reduces SNAP payments; Mainers face steep healthcare premium increases

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 9:54


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, November 6th, 2025.

    donald trump healthcare maine snap payments trump administration increases reduces steep mainers
    Wednesday, November 5th, 2025: Rep. Jared Golden will not seek reelection; Maine voters decide two major referendums

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 16:42


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.

    seek golden maine decide voters referendum reelection
    Tuesday, November 4, 2025: Mainers turn out to the polls to vote on 2 statewide referendum; the latest on sharks in Maine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 11:00


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

    vote sharks maine polls referendum statewide mainers
    Monday, November 3, 2025: Long lines at Maine food pantries amid SNAP benefit uncertainty; conflicting messages from Northern Light and Anthem

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 6:33


    This Day in Maine for Monday, November 3, 2025.

    uncertainty maine benefit amid snap messages anthem northern lights conflicting food pantry long lines
    Friday, October 31st, 2025: Maine mayors ask state to fund SNAP; state regulators push for non-toxic hunting ammunition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 16:00


    This Day in Maine for Friday, October 31st, 2025.

    mayors maine fund hunting snap regulators nontoxic ammunition
    Thursday, October 30th, 2025: Foodbanks brace for SNAP loss; Houlton removes facial recognition cameras

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 15:36


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, October 30th, 2025.

    loss maine snap brace cameras removes facial recognition houlton
    Wednesday, October 29th, 2025: Gov. Mills directs state funding toward hunger relief as SNAP deadline looms; Sagadahoc County DA under fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 10:05


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, October 29th, 2025.

    maine funding snap deadline mills looms directs hunger relief
    Tuesday, October 28, 2025: Maine joins SNAP benefit lawsuit; restorative justice in Cumberland County

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 13:45


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

    maine benefit snap lawsuit restorative justice cumberland county
    Monday, October 27, 2025: Gov. Mills looking into contingencies ahead of potential SNAP benefit losses; demand for absentee ballots

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 7:44


    This Day in Maine for Monday, October 27, 2025.

    maine benefit snap losses mills contingencies absentee ballots
    Friday, October 24th, 2025: Washington County asks voters to approve bond to solve emergency budget crisis; UMaine system enrollment up slightly

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 19:50


    This Day in Maine for Friday, October 24th, 2025.

    system bond maine emergency solve voters slightly enrollment approve washington county budget crisis umaine
    Thursday, October 23rd, 2025: Platner holds massive lead over Mills in new poll; drought persists despite some rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 12:01


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, October 23rd, 2025.

    rain massive maine holds mills drought persists new poll
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025: Maine switching mail carriers to deliver voting materials; summer tourism drop-off not as bad as initially feared

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 7:35


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

    mail maine voting deliver switching tourism materials carriers feared drop off
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025: SNAP benefits for Mainers at risk next month; Graham Platner discloses controversial tattoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 10:27


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

    benefits risk maine tattoos snap controversial mainers
    Monday, October 20, 2025: Nirav Shah enters Maine gubernatorial race; new public defense services commissioner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 5:54


    This Day in Maine for Monday, October 20, 2025.

    race public defense services maine commissioners shah gubernatorial nirav
    Friday, October 17th, 2025: Graham Platner disavows deleted social media posts; tickborne illnesses on track to set another record

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 9:31


    This Day in Maine for Friday, October 17th, 2025.

    track maine illnesses social media posts another record
    Thursday, October 16th, 2025: Mills administration opposes CMP rate plan; federal workers in Maine feeling the pinch of shutdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 10:56


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, October 16th, 2025.

    maine shutdowns administration mills pinch opposes federal workers
    Wednesday, October 15th, 2025: Gov. Janet Mills shakes up senate race; state regulators consider CMP rate hike proposal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 15:28


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, October 15th, 2025.

    maine proposal hike shakes regulators senate races janet mills
    Tuesday, October 14, 2025: Gov. Mills enters U.S. Senate race; report makes economic case for Wabanaki sovereignty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 7:59


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

    maine economic sovereignty mills us senate senate races race reports wabanaki
    Friday, October 10th, 2025: Cannabis sales plateau five years into legal market; Hearts of Pine considers creating a women's team

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 3:37


    This Day in Maine for Friday, October 10th, 2025.

    women sales market legal hearts maine cannabis pine plateau considers
    Thursday, October 9th, 2025: Drought conditions worsen in Maine; dueling protests in Scarborough for and against ICE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 8:59


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, October 9th, 2025.

    protests maine conditions drought dueling scarborough
    Wednesday, October 8, 2025: New hospital commission hosts inaugural meeting; 2 Mainers chosen as MacArthur fellows

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 9:38


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, October 8, 2025.

    hospitals maine hosts chosen commission inaugural mainers macarthur fellows
    Tuesday, October 7, 2025: Indigent legal defense debate heads to state Supreme Court; why some Maine parents choose landlines for their kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 11:08


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, October 7, 2025.

    kids parents debate maine heads landlines state supreme court legal defense indigent
    Monday, October 6, 2025: FBI part of investigation into absentee ballots allegedly sent to woman's home; Jared Golden to face primary challenger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 6:00


    This Day in Maine for Monday, October 6, 2025.

    woman golden maine investigation primary challenger allegedly absentee ballots
    Friday, October 3rd, 2025: USM opens new arts center; Maine woman sues state trooper over alleged excessive force

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 9:22


    This Day in Maine for Friday, October 3rd, 2025.

    woman maine opens sues alleged state troopers arts center excessive force
    Thursday, October 2, 2025: Maine drought may settle in for the winter; services are limited at Acadia during government shutdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 9:30


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, October 2, 2025.

    services maine limited settle shutdowns drought government shutdown acadia
    Wednesday, October 1st, 2025: Maine Family Planning to end primary care services; heating oil reliance drops

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 15:35


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, October 1st, 2025.

    services maine drops heating reliance primary care family planning
    Tuesday, September 30, 2025: Potential government shutdown could have ripple effects in Maine; federal EV tax credits expiring

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 6:41


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

    effects maine federal shutdowns ripple effect government shutdown tax credits expiring
    Monday, September 29, 2025: Former national park official says Acadia should close if government shuts down; Maine businesses worry about higher visa fees

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 13:09


    This Day in Maine for Monday, September 29, 2025.

    government worry businesses maine official visa fees national parks shuts acadia
    Friday, September 26, 2025: Gov. Mills on Question 2; heat in Maine schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 17:26


    This Day in Maine for Friday, September 26, 2025.

    heat schools maine mills
    Thursday, September 25th, 2025: Drought expands in Maine; a 4th independent candidate joins race for governor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 7:27


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, September 25th, 2025.

    race maine governor drought expands independent candidate
    Wednesday, September 24, 2025: New energy resources department up and running; Maine communities prepare for more wildfires

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 9:02


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

    running maine communities wildfires new energy energy resources resources department
    Tuesday, September 23, 2025: Historic deal to decommission 4 dams on Kennebec River; Maine health experts warn against Trump's claims about Tylenol

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 9:02


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

    donald trump maine historic claims tylenol warn health experts dams kennebec river
    Monday, September 22, 2025: Pingree questions attorney access to ICE facilities; New Balance celebrates Skowhegan factory expansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 4:58


    This Day in Maine for Monday, September 22, 2025.

    maine expansion attorney factory facilities celebrates new balance pingree skowhegan
    Friday, September 19th, 2025: Maine delegation split on federal funding package as shutdown looms; Gov. Mills pushes back on Trump admin request for SNAP recipient data

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 7:24


    This Day in Maine for Friday, September 19th, 2025.

    donald trump data maine split snap shutdowns package mills delegation recipients pushes looms federal funding trump admin
    Thursday, September 18, 2025: Maine joining multi-state public health collaborative; Portland police solve decades-old cold case

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 5:34


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, September 18, 2025.

    maine public health solve decades collaborative cold case portland police
    Wednesday, September 17th, 2025: Health insurance premiums could spike; Maine election officials push back on Trump admin lawsuit seeking voter data

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 10:00


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, September 17th, 2025.

    donald trump elections data seeking maine lawsuit voters spike health insurance pushback premiums trump admin election officials
    Tuesday, September 16, 2025: DOJ sues Maine over voter registration rolls; CMP plan could raise electric rates over 5 years

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 7:39


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

    raise maine electric rates voters rolls sues voter registration
    Monday, September 15, 2025: Pharmacies ramp up COVID vaccine distribution; Maine senators split over federal appellate court nominee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 8:14


    This Day in Maine for Monday, September 15, 2025.

    covid-19 maine federal split senators pharmacy covid vaccines nominee ramp up vaccine distribution appellate court
    Friday, September 12th, 2025: Gov. Mills expands COVID vaccine access; ICE arrest near an elementary school rattles Portland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 12:08


    This Day in Maine for Friday, September 12th, 2025.

    covid-19 portland maine arrest mills covid vaccines expands elementary school rattles
    Thursday, September 11th, 2025: New efforts to boost Maine's logging workforce; more Democrats jump into the race to challenge Susan Collins

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 20:36


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, September 11th, 2025.

    race september 11th jump democrats maine effort boost workforce logging susan collins

    Claim This Day in Maine

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel