By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“I’ve had Republicans say to me, ‘I’m not that worried about the Medicaid cuts because you guys are going to take over and you’re going to fix it.’” - U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, talking to healthcare reporters about conversations with her congressional colleagues.
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree speaks at the No Kings rally in Portland, Maine, on Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jim Neuger/Maine Morning Star)
ELECTION 2026
By William Skipworth, New Hampshire Bulletin
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said over the weekend that behind closed doors Republicans are acknowledging frustrations with health cuts implemented by their own party and banking on Democrats to reverse them.
ENERGY
By Jordan Wolman, CommonWealth Beacon
In the latest twist in the effort to bring Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts, a scorched-earth legal battle has erupted between the state’s electric utilities and the Quebec-based company responsible for delivering energy into New England through a long-delayed Maine transmission line that flickered to life earlier this year.
ELECTION 2026
By Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections.
IMMIGRATION
By Nada Hassanein, Stateline
States, cities and counties filed a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging new federal rules that will allow immigrants’ use of safety net resources to be taken into account for green cards and other applications to stay in or enter the country.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Trump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy | Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom
Congress returns to session before midterms sprint, but no action expected on AI fears | Jennifer Shutt, States Newsroom
Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values | Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline
Rhode Island Energy looks to Maine onshore wind farm to boost renewable electricity supply | Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island Current
U.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls | Ariana Figueroa, States Newsroom
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