The Trump administration has signaled a willingness to halt billions of dollars in federal health payments to multiple states, mirroring moves they made against Minnesota. The specific target is Medicaid, the public health insurance program that pairs state and federal money. Federal officials have announced unprecedented actions in Minnesota this year, declaring they could withhold…
Sen. Susan Collins recently accepted an award from the 60 Plus Association, a group that has pushed privatizing Social Security and Medicare, eliminating Affordable Care Act subsidies and defended the Trump administration’s cuts to health care and food assistance. On Nov. 19, the 60 Plus Association, which describes itself as “the conservative alternative to the…
George Hart, a disabled U.S. Army veteran who completed two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, has worked at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard since 2016. But now, he says, the system veterans rely on — and help sustain — is being destroyed. Hart, along with other Maine veterans and union workers, gathered in Augusta on…
Esther, Cate and Ben are back together to discuss why tax fairness is a crucial part of building a more equitable future for Maine. They touch on how Mainers are putting the pressure on Sen. Susan Collins, delivering a letter signed by 1,300+ Mainers urging her to oppose new tax cuts for the ultra wealthy…
As Tuesday marked the deadline to file taxes, Mainers rallied at the State House to send a clear message: the current tax system is rigged for the rich, and ordinary people are paying the price. They urged both state and federal lawmakers to fund vital programs — not tax breaks for the wealthiest. The Tax…
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed dozens of executive orders that attempt to curtail federal funding streams and reshape everything from education policy to birthright citizenship. The legal responses have been swift, as Maine and other states turn to the courts to fight the changes. On April 7, Maine filed its first solo…
“We’re not talking about numbers. We’re talking about people’s lives,” said retiree Kathy Davis of Lewiston yesterday, speaking to reporters at a press conference in Hallowell where she and other retirees and Social Security Administration (SSA) employees in Maine called on the Trump Administration to support the agency, not make the deep cuts that billionaire…
On Monday night, probationary employees of the Veterans Administration’s Togus VA Medical Center in Chelsea were informed by email that they had been fired without any prior notice or due process. Like other probationary federal employees, the Trump administration informed Togus workers that they are being fired for “poor performance,” despite having exemplary records. The…