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Sen. Angus King calls on DOD to switch to electric vehicles

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s independent senator has proposed that the U.S. military play a role in reducing carbon emissions by converting some vehicles to electricity.

Grant, Lentz win at-large school board seats in Portland

After a runoff tabulation on Wednesday morning, Benjamin Grant and Sarah Lentz have been confirmed as winners of two at-large seats on the Portland School Board.  

Bill to give Maine tribes benefits of federal laws advances

A House committee on Tuesday advanced a bill that would allow Native American tribes in Maine to benefit from future federal laws, despite a state land claims settlement.

5-year-old dies after falling in Piscataquis County lake

Police said a 5-year-old boy drowned after falling in a lake in Piscataquis County on Tuesday afternoon.

Mills, LePage look ahead to November in Maine governor race

Paul LePage, the Republican whose two terms as Maine’s governor were dominated by his offensive rhetoric and combative leadership, is seeking a political comeback.

State regulators approve $63 million power line update despite pushback

On Tuesday, the Maine Public Utilities Commission approved a $63.6 million CMP transmission line upgrade in the Midcoast despite objections from residents, who say it will be used for an industrial-sized salmon farm in Belfast.

Republican nominee for Maine State Senate race will be determined by ranked choice

A Maine State Senate primary will go to ranked choice voting.

Residents of small Maine town end long ban on alcohol sales

Voters in a rural Maine town have decided to reverse a decades-old ban on alcohol sales.

Residents vote in primary elections across Maine

Turnout was light as Mainers headed to the polls for primary elections on Tuesday.

Police charge Maine man with manslaughter in fatal Lewiston crash

A Sabattus man who police said was responsible for a fatal crash in Lewiston is now charged with manslaughter.

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President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting "irreversible" cuts to programs important to Democrats.

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PepsiCo, which also makes Doritos, Cap'n Crunch cereal, Funyuns and Mountain Dew, announced in April that it would accelerate a planned shift to using natural colors in its foods and beverages.

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Schwarzenegger downplays Trump and backs Vatican initiative to ‘terminate’ global warming

Arnold Schwarzenegger downplayed the Trump administration's climate skepticism Tuesday and threw his weight behind the Vatican's environmental initiative, saying individual choice, local regulations and the Catholic Church's moral leadership were far more important to "terminate" global warming.