Maine Healthcare & Elections: In Maine’s 2nd District race, Democrat Matt Dunlap marked Medicaid’s anniversary by promising to protect Mainecare and attacking GOP rival Paul LePage for vetoing Medicaid expansion funds; LePage’s team hit back on hospital debt and insurance. Maine Senate Politics: Maine Democrats chose Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner as the nominee to challenge Susan Collins, after Platner withdrew amid sexual misconduct allegations; the replacement process is historic for Maine. Pay Transparency: Maine’s new pay transparency law is now in effect, requiring salary ranges in most job postings and pay-history records, with potential local economic effects as wages adjust. Federal Oversight on Education: A Senate education committee advanced a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Susan Collins to keep key Education Department offices, including special education, from being shifted. Immigration Enforcement Scrutiny: Maine lawmakers renewed calls for ICE reform after a fatal Biddeford shooting, while Democrats pressed for DHS body cameras. Workplace Safety: OSHA fined Maine’s Baileyville pulp mill nearly $800,000 after two workers died from hydrogen sulfide exposure. Tech & Housing Pressure: A rural Maine data-center plan is derailing an affordable housing effort, and an EPA rule could loosen clean-air permitting for some data-center work. National Money in Politics: Elon Musk’s America PAC says it plans $100–$120 million for GOP midterm efforts, including targeting Maine Senate races.