Star Weekly Digest

By Lauren McCauley | Editor

By Emma Davis

The U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement facility in Scarborough had been set up as an administrative facility. But more detentions are happening there this year, including overnight, often just the first stop for people being detained in multi-state stays. 

By Emma Davis

Sharing the stage for the first time Tuesday night, incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic nominee Troy Jackson directly blamed each other for Mainers’ struggles and called each other corrupt.  

By Kaitlyn Budion

At the Tuesday meeting all three members of the Public Utilities Commission voted to deny the request, primarily because the parties to the rate case could not reach an “undisputed” amount for the increase, as required under state law. CMP estimated the proposed temporary rate would mean an increase of $7 a month for the typical residential customer using around 550 kilowatt hours each month. 

By Eesha Pendharkar

Independent Rick Bennett and Democrat Hannah Pingree generally agreed on the need to protect Mainers from the impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to reproductive healthcare funding, aggressive immigration enforcement and tariffs that have resulted in rising costs. Republican Bobby Charles, although selectively critical of Canadian tariffs, largely supported federal policies, instead repeatedly blaming what he called the “Mills-Pingree” administration for the range of challenges facing Mainers.

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