Charlie Summers from the Maine Energy Marketers Association discussed LD 556, a bill aimed at protecting energy choice in Maine. The bill prevents towns and cities from banning certain heating equipment or vehicles, allowing residents to choose their home and business heating methods. Summers highlighted that 70% of Maine homes use home heating oil, propane, or natural gas. A public hearing and committee vote favored the bill 7-6. Summers emphasized the importance of maintaining energy options and noted that 90% of Mainers oppose government dictating their energy choices. He urged listeners to contact their legislators to support LD 556.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.
Officials in Louisiana, Vermont and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump announced he's ending "all trade negotiations" with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called "egregious behavior" aimed at influencing U.S. court decisions.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor, as protesters gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base where they were located.
