Matt Gagnon discussed the significant increase in electricity rates in Maine, noting a 36.3% rise from May 2024 to May 2025, making it the state with the highest percentage increase nationwide. This contrasts with the national average increase of 6.5%. Gagnon attributed the high rise to energy policies of the Mills administration, which have favored expensive energy sources and imposed additional costs. He highlighted that neighboring states like New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts saw more moderate increases, emphasizing that Maine’s situation is a direct consequence of its energy policies.
Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.
As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.
The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.
The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.
