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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, January 16th, 2026: Controversial CMP transmission line begins operating; Maine politicians react to ICE enforcement rumors

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 13:51

This Day in Maine for Friday, January 16th, 2026.

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Thursday, January 15th, 2026: Legal advocates urge Mainers to know their rights ahead of potential ICE operations; Washington County seeks path out of debt crisis

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 14:03

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

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026: Portland and Lewiston brace for an increase in federal immigration enforcement next week

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 5:59

This Day in Maine Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026: MaineDOT workers killed in crash on I-95; Eliot Cutler turns himself in for probation violations

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 7:43

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

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Monday, January 12, 2026: Joe Baldacci enters Democratic primary for Maine's CD2; lawmakers debate parole policies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 13:31

This Day in Maine for Monday, January 12, 2026.

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Friday, January 9th, 2025: Judge rules in favor of Penobscot Nation in landfill expansion dispute; protestors in Portland denounce ICE

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 6:04

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

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Thursday, January 8th, 2026: Gov. Mills allows tribal gambling bill to become law; Maine senators support limiting President's war powers in Venezuela

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 12:41

This Day in Maine for Thursday, January 8th, 2026.

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026: Maine Legislature back in session; Garrett Mason enters gubernatorial race

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 7:52

This Day in Maine for Wednesday, January 7, 2026.

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026: Study finds public medical school not financially feasible; Maine experts on new childhood vaccine recommendations

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 6:57

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

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Monday, January 5, 2026: Reactions to ouster in Venezuela; MainePERS misses 2026 deadline to divest from fossil fuels

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 7:51

This Day in Maine for Monday, January 5, 2026.

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Friday, January 2nd, 2026: Rep. Golden explains decision not to seek reelection; new streaming tax takes effect

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 10:52

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

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025: Mother of baby found unresponsive at Milford home wants to know what caused her daughter's death and put her two other children in the hospital

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 6:45

This Day in Maine Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025: State-level incentives still available for home weatherization; new signs of economic life at former Loring Air Force base

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 13:45

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

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Monday, December 29, 2025: Recovery help for fishermen impacted by Portland fire; Maine receives federal funds for rural healthcare

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 9:13

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

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025: Federal judge blocks attempt by Trump administration to attach immigration-related requirements to FEMA funding

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 8:19

This Day in Maine Wednesday, December 24, 2025

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025: Maine suspending payments to provider over suspected fraud; persistent drought sparks local debate over Poland Spring water withdrawals

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 18:33

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

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Monday, December 22, 2025: 'Ghost gun' regulations to become law; a busy year for Maine Christmas tree farms

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 11:22

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

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Friday, December 19, 2025: Counties grapple with rising jail costs; drought conditions persist despite rain

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 15:29

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

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Thursday, December 18th, 2025: Maine braces for high winds; state procures more solar power

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 10:39

This Day in Maine for Thursday, December 18th, 2025.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025: Veterans Affairs healthcare system in Maine says none of its employees are being removed

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 6:15

This Day in Maine Wednesday, December 17, 2025

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025: Another fatal school bus accident; UMaine system graduate students agree to tentative union contract

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 6:20

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

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Monday, December 15, 2025: Gov. Mills will let ICE bill become law; a plan for right whales in Gulf of Maine

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 16:39

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

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Friday, December 12th, 2025: Dark money groups set to spend big in Maine's 2026 elections; UMaine Orono faces $18 million budget gap

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 11:06

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

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Thursday, December 11th, 2025: House passes Rep. Golden's collective bargaining bill; new solar array in Sanford

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 8:22

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

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025: Central Maine Medical Center must maintain trauma center certification for sale to Prime Healthcare Foundation to proceed

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 6:09

This Day in Maine Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025: New referendum campaign to make recreational marijuana illegal; CMP proposes new Portland grid upgrades

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 6:53

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

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Monday, December 8, 2025: Another Maine school district sued over transgender athlete policy; student debt relief program returns millions back to borrowers

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 8:53

This Day in Maine for Monday, December 8, 2025.

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Friday, December 5th, 2025: Maine lobstermen struggle with invasive sea squirts; some ski mountains open early

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 14:29

This Day in Maine for Friday, December 5th, 2025.

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Thursday, December 4th, 2025: Polar airmass headed to Maine; state fights Popham beach erosion

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 9:47

This Day in Maine for Thursday, December 4th, 2025.

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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025: Decorated Army Veteran Charles Norman Shay has died. A citizen of the Penobscot Nation, Shay was known for his heroic work as an army medic

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 11:17

This Day in Maine Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025: Maine LIHEAP funds released; congressional delegation reacts to Caribbean boat strikes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 7:22

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

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Monday, December 1, 2025: First widespread winter storm of the season; Maine hospitals challenge drug discount program changes in court

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 6:12

This Day in Maine for Monday, December 1, 2025.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025: Maine Secretary of State presses Trump administration to explain why they need detailed voter data

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 7:04

This Day in Maine Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025: Central Maine Healthcare purchase approved; Maine joins multi-state lawsuit over federal cuts for homelessness support

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 8:06

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, November 25, 2025.

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Monday, November 24, 2025: Police investigating fatal Rockland school bus crash; 'once in a generation' conservation effort in western Maine

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 14:00

This Day in Maine for Monday, November 24, 2025.

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Friday, November 21st, 2025: Washington County pursues early tax payments to make up for debt; Portland mother and teenage children in ICE custody

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 14:03

This Day in Maine for Friday, November 21st, 2025.

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Thursday, November 20th, 2025: Electricity prices could jump next year; federal delegation condemns Trump's fiery rhetoric against Democrats

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 11:41

This Day in Maine for Thursday, November 20th, 2025.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025: Electricity rates rise to 3-year high; Graham Platner campaign still drawing enthusiastic crowds

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 12:08

This Day in Maine for Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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