By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“You’re going to see a lot more enforcement action in Maine.” - White House border czar Tom Homan told a state legislator during a recent visit to the northern border.
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, along with 33 other state attorneys general, initially sued Meta in October 2023 in a lawsuit that alleged Meta had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram, but never disclosed that fact or made any serious effort to close those accounts. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
JUSTICE
By Lauren McCauley
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced on Wednesday that he, along with the attorneys general of 50 other states and territories, had reached a settlement agreement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, over concerns about the addictive nature of those platforms, especially for children.
IMMIGRATION
By Emma Davis
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more people in the state so far in 2026 than in the previous two years combined, and those arrests have overwhelmingly been people who did not have criminal convictions.
ENVIRONMENT
By Kaitlyn Budion
The Department of Environmental Protection has filed a lawsuit against Mallinckrodt US LLC, accusing the company of failing to clean up mercury contamination at its site in Orrington.
ENERGY
By Kaitlyn Budion
In the latest regulatory reform to Maine’s renewable energy landscape, the Public Utilities Commission has finalized the details of a new fee for larger, off-site renewable energy installations.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Commentary: How you can help shape the future of the North Woods | Francis Killea
Maine suing Trump administration after US Supreme Court mail-in voting ruling | Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom
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