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United States — Maine

Tracked across 65 events · 2849 articles · First seen Feb 21, 2025 · Last active Aug 23, 2026

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Impact: United States — Maine was the focus of national attention due to its high-stakes U.S. Senate contest between Graham Platner and Susan Collins. The state also held primaries for governor and U.S. House seats, with some races going to ranked-choice runoffs.
Jun 08, 2026 · 59 articles
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United States — Maine has spent nearly a decade trying to increase private well testing for arsenic, but the testing rate has barely moved, from 48% in 2014 to 53% in 2023, far short of…
Impact: United States — Maine is the central location of the event; the state's testing rates and abatement program are under scrutiny, with public health and funding challenges.
Aug 18, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine>>> is the state where the primary elections are taking place, with its voters deciding key nominations for the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, and governorship.
May 30, 2026 · 41 articles
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Impact: State whose laws were upheld; represented by the United States — Maine Attorney General.
Jul 08, 2026 · 7 articles
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Impact: The Senate race in United States — Maine>>> is crucial for Democrats' attempts to regain control of the Senate, with Graham Platner>>> facing incumbent Susan Collins>>>.
Jun 02, 2026 · 8 articles
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Impact: State at center of political crisis.
Jul 06, 2026 · 135 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine is one of the 15 states suing to block the grant cuts.
Jul 10, 2026 · 15 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine is one of the plaintiff states joining the lawsuit.
Aug 03, 2026 · 20 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine was the location of the mass shooting and subsequently enacted new gun laws. The event has had a significant impact on the state's community and legal landscape.
Sep 03, 2025 · 6 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine is the state where Graham Platner is running for a US Senate seat, making it the geographical context for this political event.
Oct 22, 2025 · 9 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine is one of the project sites where Toyo Corporation's solar modules will be deployed, contributing to regional diversification of utility-scale clean solar energy generation.
Jun 10, 2026 · 7 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine is the state where Graham Platner is running for Senate, making it the geographical focus of this political event. The outcome of the election in United States — Maine could be influenced by this controversy.
Jun 10, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine is holding high-stakes U.S. Senate primary elections, with Graham Platner clinching the Democratic nomination to challenge Susan Collins.
May 18, 2026 · 316 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine enacted packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, shifting more responsibility for end-of-life management onto producers, thereby increasing the need for verifiable recycling processes.
Jun 24, 2026 · 10 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine>>> is a state where the United States — Small Business Administration>>> suspended borrowers connected to potentially fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection Program loans.
Jun 04, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine is one of the states that challenged Donald Trump's executive order on mail-in voting.
Apr 20, 2026 · 268 articles
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Impact: State that passed a law to create its own food insecurity survey, first in the country.
Apr 20, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: State where Guerrero was killed; Senate race affected.
Jul 07, 2026 · 114 articles
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Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in United States — Maine, suspended his campaign on July 8, 2026, following a sexual assault allegation by former girlfriend Jenny Racicot, reported by Politico. Platner denied…
Impact: United States — Maine is the state where the Senate race is taking place.
Apr 20, 2026 · 187 articles
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Impact: Enacted laws restricting parking minimums.
Jul 08, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine directed its Education Policy Research Institute to study classroom technology use.
Jul 23, 2026 · 6 articles
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A report by the Associated Press highlights the widespread use of workplace surveillance technologies adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers are tracking employee locations, productivity, and communications using digital tools, often without transparent disclosure. The…
Impact: State with stricter law prohibiting visual monitoring in homes and vehicles unless job-related.
Aug 20, 2026 · 8 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine is one of the states joining the lawsuit against Donald Trump's new global tariffs.
Mar 05, 2026 · 16 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine is one of the US states implementing EPR regulations, contributing to the regulatory complexity that Trace One's platform addresses.
Jun 10, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine>>> passed a bill imposing a moratorium on new data centers, demonstrating another state's action to address the impacts of data center development.
Jun 05, 2026 · 15 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine pursued enforcement actions tied to crypto ATM operations against Bitcoin.
May 18, 2026 · 9 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine does not track students sent out of state for residential placements, which contributes to the lack of oversight in the system.
May 29, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: The data breach filing with the attorney general's office in United States — Maine provided specific details about the number of affected individuals, including 9,746 United States — Maine residents.
May 28, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: State that passed data center ban later vetoed; serves as reference for Mexico lawmakers.
Jul 02, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: United States — Maine is one of several states where state-funded United States — Medicaid covers abortion, allowing Maine Family Planning to continue abortion services despite federal defunding.
Jul 06, 2026 · 14 articles
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