Morning Links - Saturday February 22, 2025

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Business

Opinion: Maine’s blue economy won’t thrive without workforce investment 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Regulators move forward with compensation rules for solar on farmland 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Cutting clean energy tax credits would drive up Maine power bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Increasing Maine’s emergency readiness 🏛 Preble Street

Constitutional Crisis

This is a constitutional crisis 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Angus King: 'We've got to wake up, protectthis institution' - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine’s congressional delegation disagrees on whether courts provide adequate backstop to Trump 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine schools may lose federal funding over DEI programming 🏛 Maine Public

Governor Mills' Statement on President's Threat to Withhold Education Funding from Maine 🏛 State of Maine

Pingree: President Trump’s Threat to Withhold Education Funding from Maine an Egregious Abuse of Power 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Collins Has No “Position Paper” on Trump’s Threat to End School Funding Says Senate Staffer 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Closing the Department of Education will cost Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Federal education cuts will cost you — and hurt Maine kids 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Federal CDC worker in Maine laid off by Trump administration 🏛 Portland Press Herald

National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers 🏛 Associated Press

Experts say tariffs could cause Maine home prices to rise up to 10 percent 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Union Advises its Shipyard Members Not to Take Federal Buyout Offer 🏛 Sanford Springvale News

Letter: It’s decision time on USAID funding 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Maine’s leaders must stand up to Trump takeover 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Brunswick Landing authority picks new leader as spill cleanup continues 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mar 20: Science on the Bay: What We Learned in 2024 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

Apr 1: Imagining a Healthy Future for Casco Bay: A Student Perspective 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

Take Action: Protect Maine’s Waters from Stormwater Pollution 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

New grant aims to restore Maine's coastal sand dunes - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Food and Drink

State's culinary scene shines: Maine Restaurant Week set to return - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Guns

Maine’s new 3-day waiting period law could become test case in new legal landscape on guns 🏛 Maine Public

Health Care

Proposed Medicaid cuts put Maine families’ incomes at risk 🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

Nearly half of Mainers in a ‘pharmacy desert’ - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Housing

Maine home prices rose in January, and so did sales 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine leads country in home insurance rate stability 🏛 The Maine Monitor

MaineHousing outlook report finds wide gap between prices and wages - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Report: Average cost of a home in Maine just under $400,000 last year - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Justice

Secretary of State swatting case solved with federal charges against two foreign nationals 🏛 Maine Public

LGBTQIA+

Maine school increases security due to national attention on transgender athlete 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine superintendent voices support for transgender athlete, concern about student safety 🏛 Portland Press Herald

In heated exchange over trans rights, Gov. Mills tells President Trump: ‘See you in court’ 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Janet Mills gets into heated exchange with Trump at White House event 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Watch: Janet Mills fires back at Donald Trump at White House event 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Mills and President Trump spar over Maine's compliance with order 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Donald Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from Maine over transgender athletes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Donald Trump’s administration will investigate Maine over transgender policies 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Feds to investigate Maine Department of Education for alleged Title IX violations 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Trump administration launches investigation into Maine schools over transgender policy 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Trump, Mills clash over president's threat to withhold state education funding at White House event 🏛 Maine Public

Maine kids should never be political fodder for internet bullying 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Susan Collins opposes Donald Trump’s funding threat but questions Maine’s transgender laws 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Collins opposes Trump's threat to withhold funding for Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine attorney general accuses Trump of using children as political pawns 🏛 Maine Public

Live blog: Maine reacts to Donald Trump’s funding threat 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Read Gov. Mills’ full statement on Trump investigation 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Governor Mills' Statement on Notice of Investigation From U.S. Department of Education 🏛 State of Maine

Trump, Maine's Democratic governor clash at White House over transgender athletes 🏛 Reuters

Maine Gov. Janet Mills spars with Trump over transgender athlete rules 🏛 NPR

Trump spars with Maine’s governor over transgender athletes - YouTube - Associated Press

'You better comply': Trump spars with Maine Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletes - YouTube - Associated Press

Maine’s Janet Mills challenges Trump on trans sports policy 🏛 Advocate

Federal inquiry targets Maine after governor & Trump clash 🏛 Advocate

Trump Clashes With Maine’s Governor, Janet Mills, Over Trans Athletes 🏛 New York Times

Trump spars with Maine's governor at the White House over transgender athletes 🏛 Washington Post

Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from Maine over transgender athletes 🏛 WGME

Janet Mills gets into heated exchange with Trump at White House event - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Maine Gov. Janet Mills, President Trump get into spat over policy on trans athletes - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Gov. Mills and President Trump spar over Maine's compliance with order - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Janet Mills gets into spat with President Trump - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Trump has heated exchange with Gov. Mills over transgender sports ban #cbs13news #trump #mills #news - YouTube - CBS 13 News

'See you in court': Trump, Gov. Mills share heated exchange over trans students in sports - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Feds launch investigation into Maine DOE, school district over alleged Title IX violations - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Trump doubles down on threat to withhold federal funding from Maine over trans athlete policy - YouTube - WMTW-TV

'Really concerning': Mainers react to Pres. Trump's threats to cut off education funding - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Possible legal implications of Trump's threats to Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

How Maine’s transgender athlete policies ignited a war with Donald Trump 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Laurel Libby’s action undermine public trust 🏛 Bangor Daily News

I'm not a Janet stan, but BRAVA to her for basically telling the President to f-off to his face. If you haven't seen the video, it's glorious. 🏛 Reddit

I haven’t been the biggest fan of Janet Mills, but go Janet! 🏛 Duckrowing

I don't always like what she does but I will always respect our current Governor Janet Mills. 🏛 Reddit

the real Maine spirit bub 🏛 Reddit

Oops

Maine covered bridge reopens months after dump truck plummeted through its floor 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

Possible meteor sighting reported Down East 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Spring Point Ledge Light 40 minutes before dawn, South Portland, Maine. 🏛 Reddit

Greetings from the Belfast Curling Club 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Letter: Bowdoin needs to stand behind peace pronouncements 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Maine will not meet goal to eradicate childhood lead poisoning by 2030, according to new report 🏛 Maine Public

Things to Do

An Evening of Hip-Hop, Arabic Poetry ＆ Maqam Music (Night ... 🏛 One Longfellow Square

An Evening of Hip-Hop, Arabic Poetry ＆ Maqam Music (NIGHT ... 🏛 One Longfellow Square

More Cool Things Happening in Portland This Weekend (Feb 23-25) 🏛 Reddit

Looking ahead to fun Maine happenings in upcoming weeks - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Utilities

Some Mainers may be waiting longer for heating fuel deliveries 🏛 Maine Public

Vacationland

Discover Coastal Maine With This One-Day Route Packed ... 🏛 Only in Your State

I Visited Acadia National Park with My Teen in January and ... 🏛 Only in Your State

Can-Am race will pay tribute to fallen police dog 🏛 The County

Augusta, Maine ranked worst capitol to live in by WalletHub - YouTube - WMTW-TV