Senate votes to block tariffs on Brazil, showing some pushback to Trump’s trade policy

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., meets with reporters to discuss President Donald Trump's strategy on tariffs, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday evening...

Senate Republicans deal Trump a rare rebuke on trade with vote against Brazil tariffs

The Republican-led Senate on Tuesday delivered a rare bipartisan rebuke of President Trump in a vote to terminate the emergency powers he has used to set tariffs on Brazil, part of a larger push to rein in the administration's efforts to install...

Maine joins multistate lawsuit over SNAP suspension during federal shutdown

Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey joins a multistate lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully suspending SNAP benefits during the shutdown. MAINE, USA — Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey has joined 22 other attorneys general...

A free meal: With SNAP/EBT benefits running out, Maine businesses are stepping up

With SNAP and EBT benefits about to run out on Nov. 1 as the government shutdown continues, several restaurants in Maine are offering free or discounted meals to people affected.Sam's Italian Foods announced it will offer free pizzas for children...

Maine joins lawsuit to force Trump to release emergency food stamp funds

Maine is joining a multi-state lawsuit to compel the Trump administration to release billions in emergency funds to keep food aid flowing to low-income Americans. In the 51-page lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts,...

The Least Affordable Housing Market in Every U.S. State

The U.S. economy has been hit by two major shocks in the last 20 years: the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic. While stock indices and supply chains have largely recovered, these events have had significant implications for the current...

Senate votes to block tariffs on Brazil. It shows some pushback to Trump trade policy

WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday evening that would nullify President Donald Trump's tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice, as Democrats tested GOP senators' support for Trump's trade policy. The...

Building Business: Mastway Development launches affordable apartment complex in Gardiner

Mastway Development recently completed a 38-unit apartment building at 99 Western Ave. in Augusta. Fresh from that project, Mastway has started construction of a 32-unit apartment complex in Gardiner, at the corner of Summer Street and Route 201,...

Cousins Maine Lobster Returns to Western KY & Southern IN

Mark your calendars! Cousins Main Lobster Truck is returning to the area in November. Here's when and where you can get your hands on some delicious grub! Cousins Maine Lobster has been around for over a decade now. The popular lobster food truck...

Maine Food Pantries and How to Find One Near You

The delay of SNAP benefits in November will send Maine residents to food pantries, some for the first time. Maine Food Pantries Bracing for Influx of SNAP Recipients Earlier this month, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the...

A gay Maine man seeking Susan Collins’s senate seat says he isn’t buying Graham Platner’s redemption story

Maine U.S. Senate candidate Jordan Wood says the moral test for public office isn’t about perfection — it’s about what people do once their mistakes are exposed. In an interview with The Advocate, the former congressional chief of staff and only...

Report finds strong economic integration for Maine's immigrant population, with some exceptions

Maine's immigrant population is on the whole relatively stable and well integrated. That's the conclusion of a new report by the Migration Policy Institute, a national, nonpartisan think tank. It found that nearly 75% of immigrants in Maine are...

Insurance company denies previously approved spine surgery after delay due to her father's funeral

LUTZ, Fla. — A Lutz woman is fighting her health insurance company after Florida Blue approved her spine surgery, then denied the same procedure months later, calling it "experimental or investigational." Sherri Kelley's medical nightmare began...

Duo Signs Up for 4 More Cousins Maine Lobster Trucks

By: M. Scott Morris | 531 Reads | 1 Shares Building on the success of their first two Cousins Maine Lobster trucks in Lubbock, Texas, entrepreneurs and longtime friends Chris Wilson and Gary Andrews are expanding across the Southwest with four new...

These Maine restaurants are offering deals during the SNAP shut down

While Mainers brace for an end to SNAP benefits in the coming week due to the ongoing government shutdown, community members are stepping up. A number of businesses and restaurants across the state are offering meal deals to government workers,...

Karmo Sanders, Maine’s ‘Marden’s Lady,’ dies at 74

In restaurants, at the post office or at the grocery store, there always seemed to be someone who was excited to run into the “Marden’s Lady.” More than a decade or after she stopped playing the effervescent, bargain-hunting character on TV ads...

Maine is recalling cannabis vapes because of unsafe pesticide levels

Maine is recalling cannabis vapes because of unsafe pesticide levels. This recall targets a strain called “Watermelon Chimera” produced by NorCO Outdoor Cannabis, according to the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy. That came after a consumer...

UPS Cuts 48,000 Jobs—Then Beats Wall Street Expectations; Is This the New Normal for Corporate Turnarounds?

UPS delivered a stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings report this week, even as it confirmed nearly 48,000 job cuts and 93 facility closures in 2025. The Atlanta-based shipping giant's aggressive cost-cutting and operational overhaul...

Local businesses poised to help residents during SNAP funding pause

Local businesses are stepping up across Maine to provide food and supplies for people who will go without SNAP benefits in November due to the government shutdown. Nearly 170,000 Mainers are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

In-Depth Farm Financial Workshop being held in Brunswick

A free In-Depth Farm Financial Workshop is being held Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at CEI Office, 30 Federal St, Brunswick. This workshop is for any farmers interested in learning more about tools to use for and gaining knowledge...