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Last update: 4 hours agoDiesel shock hits Maine fishing: Reuters reports Kennebunk skipper Chris Welch is running traps less often—every 7 to 10 days instead of every 4 to 5—because diesel costs are squeezing profits, a problem spreading from Maine to South Korea and the Netherlands as the Iran war drives fuel and fertilizer prices higher. VA spending fight: At a Senate hearing, VA Secretary Doug Collins defended a plan to boost private medical “purchase care” spending by $17B in 2028 while VA hospital funding stays largely flat, as lawmakers including Angus King pressed on workforce cuts. Maine education wins: Maine Maritime Academy announced the first-in-the-nation nuclear engineering major, and Wisdom High School math teacher Kathy Theriault was named 2026 Aroostook County Teacher of the Year. Politics watch: A new poll shows Graham Platner leading Susan Collins in Maine’s Senate race, while GOP lawmakers push to make daylight saving time permanent. Voter privacy: A federal court in Wisconsin rejected the Trump administration’s push for unredacted statewide voter data.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.
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