AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoDaylight Saving Push: A new push to make daylight saving time permanent could help some Southern states while hurting parts of the Upper Midwest and Northern New England, with the Sunshine Protection Act now facing an uncertain Senate path. Maine Politics: Opinion and reporting keep zeroing in on Troy Jackson as “Graham Platner lite,” highlighting his shifting positions as he lines up to challenge Sen. Susan Collins amid tariff concerns. ICE & Accountability: A Popular Information deep dive questions ICE spending and body-cam timing after fatal shootings in Texas and Maine, while Maine continues to grapple with fallout from an ICE officer’s deadly Biddeford shooting. PFAS Compliance: A Maine-based nonprofit says a new searchable database shows cookware PFAS ban compliance is mostly strong, though it found online sales issues that companies fixed quickly. Energy & Health Costs: New data ranks Maine 12th for per-capita health care spending, and a separate GAO report finds working Americans in states including Maine are increasingly relying on Medicaid and SNAP. Local Business: 308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner, and Howard Hanna expands into Northern New England via a Portside Real Estate partnership.
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