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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, June 25, 2025: Senator Susan Collins presses Trump officials about $9 billion in cuts to international aid and public broadcasting programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 12:36


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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    Wednesday, June 25, 2025: Senator Susan Collins questions Trump officials about proposals to cut more than $9 billion from international aid and public broadcasting programs already approved by Congress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 12:36


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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    Tuesday, June 24, 2025: Maine swelters under oppressive heat; Rick Bennett joins crowded gubernatorial race

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 11:48


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

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    Monday, June 23, 2025: Mills signs budget; impacts of proposed Medicaid cuts on Mainers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 15:19


    This Day in Maine for Monday, June 23, 2025.

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    Friday, June 20th, 2025: Judge restores AmeriCorps funding; state lawmakers wrap up legislative session

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 16:43


    This Day in Maine for Friday, June 20th, 2025.

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    Wednesday, June 18, 2025: State lawmakers work into the night to finalize budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 14:32


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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    Tuesday, June 17, 2025: Maine lawmakers race to finish work; state affordable housing subsidies run dry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 8:21


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

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    Monday, June 16, 2025: Mills meets Canadian premiers in Boston; Maine's free community college program may end this year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 6:36


    This Day in Maine for Monday, June 16, 2025.

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    Friday, June 13, 2025: Maine House deadlocks on transgender bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 14:11


    This Day in Maine Friday, June 13, 2025

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    Thursday, June 12th, 2025: UMaine PFAS grant restored; Meals on Wheels targeted for federal funding cuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 11:53


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, June 12th, 2025.

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    Wednesday, June 11th, 2025: Evictions rates fall; Gov. Mills signs farmworker minimum wage law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 5:20


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, June 11th, 2025.

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    Tuesday, June 10, 2025: University of Maine will not pay student athletes; Hannah Pingree joins crowded gubernatorial race

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 7:18


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

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    Monday, June 9, 2025: Mainers warned of text scam; lawsuit against Androscoggin County Jail

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 12:18


    This Day in Maine for Monday, June 9, 2025.

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    Friday, June 6th, 2025: School-age vaccination rates hit record high in Maine; state lawmakers race toward end of legislative session

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 11:08


    This Day in Maine for Friday, June 6th, 2025.

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    Thursday, June 5th, 2025: Appeals court hears arguments in Rep. Libby's censure case; state legislature approves farmworker minimum wage bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 10:09


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, June 5th, 2025.

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    Wednesday, June 4, 2025: Searchers at Baxter State Park locate body of missing hiker after three-day search on Mount Katahdin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 6:43


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, June 4, 2025

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    Tuesday, June 3, 2025: Baxter State Park rangers find body of one missing hiker; changes to Maine's paid family leave law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 6:35


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

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    Monday, June 2, 2025: 'Red flag' gun law debate; Maine Pride Month organizers confront new political climate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 16:31


    This Day in Maine for Monday, June 2, 2025.

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    Friday, May 30th, 2025: DHS says Cumberland and Hancock Counties are defying federal immigration law; woodland owners prepare to fight budworm outbreak

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 10:53


    This Day in Maine for Friday, May 30th, 2025.

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    Thursday, May 29th, 2025: Browntail moth populations decline; new exhibition explores history of true crime stories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 10:41


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, May 29th, 2025.

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    Wednesday, May 28, 2025: Abortion advocates say US House Reconciliation Bill will close clinics, be devastating for patients

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 11:19


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, May 28, 2025

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    Tuesday, May 27, 2025: Sen. Collins on Trump's 'big beautiful bill;' shield law passes Maine Legislature

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 7:18


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

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    Friday, May 23rd, 2025: York County tourism businesses see a decline in Canadian visitors; EPA terminates PFAS grants to Maine groups

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 12:33


    This Day in Maine for Friday, May 23rd, 2025.

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    Thursday, May 22nd, 2025: Reps. Pingree and Golden vote against GOP spending bill; advocates sound alarm over proposed SNAP cuts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 13:22


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, May 22nd, 2025.

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    Wednesday, May 21st, 2025: Maine lawmakers advance trans athlete legislation; Wells police department pauses agreement with ICE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 6:11


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, May 21st, 2025.

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    Tuesday, May 20, 2025: Supreme Court restores Laurel Libby's votes; Jared Golden will run for reelection in Maine's 2nd district

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 6:38


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

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    Monday, May 19, 2025: Another candidate joins crowded gubernatorial race; Maine's latest community health needs assessment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 4:53


    This Day in Maine for Monday, May 19, 2025.

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    Friday, May 16th, 2025: Efforts to save St. Dominic Academy high school fall short; Democratic state lawmakers blast federal efforts to cut Medicaid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 12:42


    This Day in Maine for Friday, May 16th, 2025.

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    Thursday, May 15th, 2025: Educators adapt to loss of climate data; Bangor to build 30 apartments for people with history of homelessness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 17:22


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, May 15th, 2025.

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    Wednesday, May 14, 2025: Border Patrol arrests hit single month high; transgender athletes and Title IX

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 12:53


    This Day in Maine for Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

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    Tuesday, May 13, 2025: Maine joins two lawsuits challenging Trump immigration enforcement requirements; Jan. 6 debate in Maine House

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 10:28


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

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    Monday, May 12, 2025: Maine digital access grants canceled; voter ID supporters ask for ballot question rewrite

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 7:26


    This Day in Maine for Monday, May 12, 2025.

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    Friday, May 9th, 2025: Maine challenges DOJ over Title IX lawsuit; York County shelter closes due to lack of funding

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 6:38


    This Day in Maine for Friday, May 9th, 2025.

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    Thursday, May 8th, 2025: State lawmakers hear testimony on bills to rollback transgender rights; lawyers say Border Patrol is escalating enforcement tactics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 14:17


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, May 8th, 2025.

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    Wednesday, May 7, 2025: Republican proposals to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls' sports teams to hold public hearings Thursday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 10:37


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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    Tuesday, May 6, 2025: MaineGeneral ends two psychological programs for children; Portland's tallest building

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 10:06


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

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    Monday, May 5, 2025: Paul LePage announces run for 2nd congressional district; NEA cuts in Maine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 16:29


    This Day in Maine for Monday, May 5, 2025.

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    Friday, May 2nd, 2025: Trump administration restores funding for Sea Grant and child nutrition programs in Maine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 9:24


    This Day in Maine for Friday, May 2nd, 2025.

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    Thursday, May 1st, 2025: Lawyers rally against attacks on the judiciary; state government rolls out more climate resilience grants

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 7:06


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, May 1st, 2025.

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    Wednesday, April 30, 2025: Maine House gives initial approval to add state police patrols in rural counties amid budget crunch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 8:36


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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    Tuesday, April 29, 2025: Maine scientists worry international talent pipeline will run dry; 207 area code to stay for two more decades

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 9:32


    This Day in Maine for Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

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    Monday, April 28, 2025: A bill to disclose AI in political advertising; Laurel Libby asks US Supreme Court to intervene in censure case

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 9:34


    This Day in Maine for Monday, April 28, 2025.

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    Friday, April 25, 2025: Legislative proposal aims to speed up attorney assignment for indigent Mainers; South Portland residents organize against oil tanks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 5:10


    This Day in Maine for Friday, April 25, 2025.

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    Thursday, April 24, 2025: Trump administration revokes visa for grad student in Maine; Portland's arts community pushes back against new venue proposal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 19:09


    This Day in Maine for Thursday, April 24, 2025.

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    Wednesday, April 23, 2025: Maine Senate and House leadership urge lawmakers to reject proposals to amend or repeal Paid Family and Medical Leave

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 12:00


    This Day in Maine Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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    Tuesday, April 23, 2025: Storm and climate response bill signed into law; Maine universities join national defense of higher education

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 11:17


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

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    Monday, April 21, 2025: Two Maine towns withdraw applications to work with ICE; US DOE overhaul impacting Maine students

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 14:55


    This Day in Maine for Monday, April 21, 2025.

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