Maine County Commissioner of December, Thomas Saviello

See how fast money poured in after Troy Jackson's Senate nomination

It's the first detailed look at the money Troy Jackson has pulled in since he emerged as Graham Platner's replacement.

Penobscot Nation Tribal Court judge received national treatment court award

In July the Penobscot Nation and Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians sent members of their Treatment Court Teams to the AllRise Treatment Court convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The convention was attended by over 7,000 people representing over 4,000 Treatment Courts throughout the United States. Chief Justice Eric Mehnert, who presides over both the Penobscot and […]

MAHA activists criticize Trump for promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement are criticizing President Donald Trump’s promotion of coal to fuel the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a letter sent Friday. The letter, signed by at least two former staffers from Kennedy’s 2024 presidential […]

President Donald Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but some Republicans are already balking

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, as he remains under pressure to cut costs and address affordability issues ahead of November’s midterms. The president said on social media that he had committed to ensuring the […]

Heavy rain and winds to hit Hawaii less than a week after damage from Hurricane Lala

HONOLULU (AP) — People in Hawaii are bracing for another round of heavy rain and winds, even as they’re still trying to clean up and recover from a hurricane last weekend that damaged homes, downed trees and left roads covered in mud and rocks. Like with Hurricane Lala, the Big Island is again expected to […]