Bangor Daily News
Congress has a plan to help people with chronic fatigue syndrome. It needs to fund it.
"In a state where rural families often have little financial cushion, and where the nearest specialist can be hours away, ME/CFS is not just a health crisis. It is an economic one. "
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4mMaine’s highest court upholds $750M contract state awarded to Denver-based company
Modivcare was supposed to start serving all 16 counties in July 2024, but the lawsuit paused that change.
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4mGuard deployment to Washington into 2029 will cost roughly $1.4B, estimate shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress. The figure offers a glimpse of how much taxpayer money will be spent on a deployment that has been criticized by local officials as an […]
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4mUMaine men’s basketball nonconference schedule features 6 opponents from last season
The Black Bears lost to five of those six opponents last season.
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3mDivided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate program
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said the Trump administration improperly terminated a multi-billion program to boost clean energy projects, handing a win to a coalition of nonprofits picked to run the Biden-era effort. Climate United Fund and other nonprofits won’t have access to their funds immediately as the decision will […]
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2mBangor finance director resigns after less than a year
Stephanie Kimball was hired on a three-year contract back in September.