By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“As far as we can tell the federal government has chosen to turn a blind eye completely.” - Ben Gideon, legal representation for the family of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent.
U.S. Reps. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, Chellie Pingree of Maine and Katherine Clark Massachusetts question witnesses during a field hearing in Biddeford on Aug. 17, 2026. (Photo by Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star)
IMMIGRATION
By Emma Davis
Local leaders told Democratic members of Congress that the fatal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting in Biddeford last month has left a lasting impact, with federal silence and inaction leaving the community to carry the burden.
POLITICS
By Lauren McCauley
The national Democratic Party voted this weekend against a proposal that could have restricted the use of ranked choice voting in presidential primaries.
PUBLIC HEALTH
By Amanda Watford
For more than three decades, researchers have been tracking ticks, mice, oak trees and other wildlife in a New York forest to better understand what makes Lyme disease more likely to spread.
Their latest findings challenge some long-held assumptions — including the idea that deer are a major driver of Lyme disease risk.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
End Citizens United president says U.S. Supreme Court decision already impacting midterms | Amanda Kaminski, Kansas Reflector
Flock Safety tightens safeguards as states, cities question surveillance network | Amanda Watford, Stateline
Oregon to start testing ropeless crabbing gear next spring to stop whale entanglements | Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle
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