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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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    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.

    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.

    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


    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.

    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.

    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


    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


    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


    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


    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


    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


    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


    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


    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


    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.

    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.

    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.

    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


    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


    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.

    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


    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


    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


    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.

    Monday, March 16, 2026: Candidates who will be on Maine's primary ballot; economic impact of recent ICE surge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 6:39


    This Day in Maine for Monday, March 16, 2026.

    Friday, March 13th, 2026: Press Herald investigation reveals text messages between local police and ICE during enforcement surge; Bangor nurses plan one-day strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 9:11


    Thursday, March 12th, 2026: Home availability down sharply in Maine; state lawmakers consider barring data centers from tax breaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 6:53


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, March 12th, 2026.

    This Day in Maine Wednesday, March 11, 2026: Maine Commission of Public Defense Services says work by lawyers today will not be reimbursed unless lawmakers pass emergency bill to fund the office

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 6:00


    Tuesday, March 10, 2026: Federal agents raid Lewiston behavioral health provider; direct primary care interest growing in Maine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2026 13:26


    Monday, March 9, 2026: Maine AG says proposed ranked-choice voting changes are unconstitutional; school funding formula up for debate again

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 5:46


    Friday, March 6th, 2026: Lobster landings fall; Maine lawmakers advance bill to pause large data center permitting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 7:08


    This Day in Maine for Friday, March 6th, 2026.

    Thursday, March 5th, 2026: Dem. state lawmakers urge passage of bill to cap hospital prices; York wildlife center expands

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 10:29


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, March 5th, 2026.

    Wednesday, March 4th, 2026: Maine's senators cast opposing votes on war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for additional military action in Iran. The House votes Thursday.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 6:46


    Tuesday, March 3, 2026: Iranian students in Maine watch war unfold back home; proposal to extend death benefits to DOT workers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 4:48


    Monday, March 2, 2026: Maine's congressional delegation weigh in on Iran strikes; businesses raise concerns over digital privacy bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 5:56


    Friday, February 27, 2026: Can-Am weekend begins; inefficiencies in paying Maine child care providers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 13:08


    This Day in Maine for Friday, February 27, 2026.

    Thursday, February 26th, 2026: Disciplinary case against member of Maine's Supreme Judicial Court dismissed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 9:17


    This Day in Maine Thursday, February 26, 2026

    Wednesday, February 25, 2026: Ethics Commission staff say Maine Democrats failed to file reports on fall campaign spending

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 6:58


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, February 25, 2026

    Tuesday, February 24, 2026: Skipping the State of the Union; music venue moratorium extended

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 7:11


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

    Monday, February 23, 2026: What's next for Maine businesses dealing with tariffs; ICE observers in Maine sue DHS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 5:08


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

    Friday, February 20th, 2026: Maine lawmakers and leaders applaud U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down President Trump's sweeping tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 5:19


    Thursday, February 19, 2026: Mills administration says compromise with tribal nations is in the works; housing coalition calls for state bond and regulatory reform

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 16:14


    Wednesday, February 18th, 2026: Religion in Maine: Why Unitarian Universalism and Quakerism are seeing increased membership

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 15:41


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, February 18, 2026

    Tuesday, February 17, 2026: CMP proposes temporary break on electric bills; 4 more measles cases confirmed in Maine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 7:50


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

    Friday, February 13th, 2026: Some Maine residents arrested by ICE are being released on bond; Caribou astronaut Jessica Meir returns to space

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 12:14


    This Day in Maine for Friday, February 13th, 2026.

    Thursday, February 12th, 2026: Eviction prevention program runs out of funding; state lawmakers to consider cap on hospital charges

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 14:12


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, February 12th, 2026.

    Wednesday, February 11th, 2026: Those detained by ICE during surge may have legal recourse under state proposal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 10:19


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, February, 11, 2026

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