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Legal Ethics Roundup: Chesebro Disbarred, 40.8% Tax On Lawyers & Lit Funders, DOJ Whistleblower Calls Out Bove & More
Above the Law
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June 30, 2025
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy...
Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union makes $25,000 donation to Heart of Maine Resource Center
Piscataquis Observer - Maine
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image004 (1) Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union DONATION — Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union team members Debbie Cross, Breanna Goulette and Maria Wooten present a $25,000 donation to Andrew Bermúdez and Laura Gordon from...
US Department of Labor awards $2M to help workers affected by layoffs, business closures in Maine’s coastal region
U.S. Department of Labor
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June 30, 2025
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $2 million to Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. to support employment and training services for workers affected by layoffs and multiple business closures in Maine. Between...
Ballot initiative seeks to ban political contributions from monopoly corporations, like utilities
Iosco County News-Herald - Michigan
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DTE Energy, Detroit | Susan J. Demas A ballot initiative is in the works to ban corporations with large existing or pending government contracts from making political contributions to candidates for office and sitting lawmakers. Taking Back Our...
The Senate races toward a 'big, beautiful' finish line: From the Politics Desk
NBC News
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June 30, 2025
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, our intrepid...
Nebraska GOP Rep. Don Bacon won't seek reelection, cites political dysfunction
ABC News - New York
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June 30, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. -- U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly polarized political climate. Bacon, 61, said at a news conference at Omaha’s airport that he would not seek...
Made in Maine: Shop offers quality craftsmanship, but you can’t meet the makers
Mainebiz - Oregon
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The brick-and-mortar storefront in Thomaston looks like many others in Maine, with wide windows previewing the handmade furnishings and decorations inside. Depending on when you go, you might find for sale polished wooden bird houses, colorful...
WisDems: DNC, DCCC, DSCC, DGA, and ASDC announce coordinated “Organizing Summer” program to build momentum ahead of 2025 elections, 2026 midterms
WisPolitics - Wisconsin
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June 30, 2025
New “Organizing Summer” program will launch in key gubernatorial, House, and Senate battlegrounds and other localities across the country with organizing efforts, voter registration, and voter engagement in non-traditional spaces Today, on the...
2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Utilities industry across Portland Maine News publication area
Portland Maine News
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June 30, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
Why Portland, Maine Is the Perfect Long Weekend Escape
Go World Travel Magazine - Colorado
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June 30, 2025
Boats along the pier in Portland, Maine. Photo by iStock Coastal Maine has long been one of my favorite destinations. Its stunning natural beauty, laid-back vibes, quirky small towns, and rich maritime culture make it unique. Portland, Maine, with...
Is Smoking Allowed in Colorado Casinos? Here’s What the Law Says
94 KIX Country - Colorado
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June 30, 2025
I'm still relatively new to the world of gambling. First-Time Casino Experience: What It’s Really Like It wasn't until I was 25-years old that I actually set foot into a casino for the first time. For the longest time, the only sort of reference I...
The Maine Legislature enacted 116 bills on the special appropriations table
News Center Maine
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June 30, 2025
In less than 48 hours, lawmakers had to decide how to appropriate up to $7 million in state funding for nearly 300 bills. Here's a look at what that means. AUGUSTA, Maine — After two long days of committee meetings and floor debates, the Senate...
A judge in Maine was set to start releasing people without lawyers from jail this summer. Now that’s off.
News Center Maine
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June 30, 2025
The Maine Supreme Court halted habeas corpus hearings so it can consider an appeal from the state. AUGUSTA, Maine — After years of litigation, a March ruling set the stage for criminal defendants in Maine to get released from jail or have their...
Tillis’s Decision To Forgo Re-Election Will Make His Seat Even Harder for GOP To Hold in Midterms
The New York Sun
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On Sunday afternoon, Senator Tillis, the North Carolina Republican, announced that he would no longer seek reelection to the seat that he has held since 2014. In so doing the Senate seat most vulnerable to flipping to the other side became even...
Kennedy Funding Closes $1.633 Million Land Loan For Residential Development In Kennebunk, Maine
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) ENGLEWOOD, N.J., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid soaring demand in southern Maine, Kennedy Funding is providing the financing to make new housing a reality. The direct private lender announced the closing of a $1.633...
News No Jews allowed: White supremacists are building a segregated community in Arkansas, but is it legal? 'Return to the Land' is one of the most established white supremacist residential communities in the US, according to the ADL By Hannah Feuer 5…
Forward
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June 30, 2025
Eric Orwoll is co-founder of Return to the Land, which is establishing a segregated community in Arkansas. Courtesy of screenshot from Eric Orwoll Return to the Land video By Hannah Feuer June 30, 2025 Nearly 60 years after the United States...
Maine State Police say missing 79-year-old man has been found
NECN - Massachusetts
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Maine State Police say a 79-year-old man who walked away from his home late Sunday night has been safely located. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office issued a Silver Alert on Monday morning for Maakele "Mike" Bekit, who was last seen around...
New legislation charts Maine’s pathway to 100 percent clean energy by 2040
News Center Maine
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June 30, 2025
Maine’s current renewable energy policies saved ratepayers $21.5 million between 2011 and 2022, according to testimony from the state. AUGUSTA, Maine — Legislation signed by Gov. Janet Mills this month codifies and fast-tracks Maine’s transition...
Domestic violence resource centers in Maine freeze hiring with federal funding in doubt
News Center Maine
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June 30, 2025
Resource centers around the state have frozen hiring and are operating understaffed in anticipation of funding shortfalls. LISBON, Maine — Last year, when Syd Moore began work helping survivors of domestic violence find housing, they managed about...
Eastern Maine Emergency Vet Clinic Plans Move To Bigger Location
I-95 - Maine
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June 30, 2025
For over a decade the Eastern Maine Emergency Veterinary Clinic has been providing emergency care for animals in the region in a small facility at 15 Dirigo Drive in Brewer. They are the furthest north after-hours clinic in Maine. Open Mondays,...