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Attorney General Ford Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction to Stop the Defunding of Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Las Vegas, NV – Yesterday, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of...

2025-34 ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ SECURES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR DEFUNDING MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INNOVATION RESEARCH
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA ANNE LOPEZ ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIO KUHINA ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ SECURES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION...

AG Kaul Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human...

2025-34 ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ SECURES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR DEFUNDING MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INNOVATION RESEARCH
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA ANNE LOPEZ ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIO KUHINA ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ SECURES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION...

Attorney General Platkin Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Preliminary Injunction TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the...

Governor Mills Announces Nomination of Fisheries Scientist Carl Wilson as Commissioner of Maine Department of Marine Resources
MAINE, February 26 - Back to current news. February 26, 2025 A 26-year veteran of the DMR and the agency's long-time lead lobster biologist, Wilson would replace Commissioner Patrick Keliher following his retirement Governor Janet Mills announced...

Multistate coalition secures nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump’s defunding of medical and public health innovation research
SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump administration, the Department of Health...

Attorney General Ford Issues Joint Statement Ahead of Hearing on Lawsuit to Preserve Funding for Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
Carson City, NV — Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement ahead of a court hearing in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health. At today’s hearing, the...

Student Opportunity: Applications Open for No-Cost, Immersive Keller BLOOM Ocean Research Experience
Do you know a Maine high school junior who is interested in the ocean? If so, please consider spreading the word that the application for the free Keller BLOOM Program through the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is now open! Enrolled...

KBS Builders Wins Two Large Commercial Contracts Totaling $5.2 Million for Multifamily Construction Projects in Maine
OLD GREENWICH, Conn., March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Equity Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRR; STRRP) (“Star” or the “Company”), a diversified holding company, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, KBS Builders, Inc. (“KBS”), has...

Registration Open for the Alternative Education Association of Maine’s Spring Conference
Registration is now open for the Alternative Education Association (AEA) of Maine’s Spring Cnference, scheduled for Friday, March 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Thomas College in Waterville. This year’s theme is “Meeting Them Where They Are.”...

Governor Mills Announces Nomination of Fisheries Scientist Carl Wilson as Commissioner of Maine Department of Marine Resources
A 26-year veteran of the DMR and the agency's long-time lead lobster biologist, Wilson would replace Commissioner Patrick Keliher following his retirement Governor Janet Mills announced today that she will nominate Carl Wilson, a highly regarded...

Maine DOE Update – December 20, 2024
From the Maine Department of Education News & Updates Educators Invited to Register for Continuation of Maine Solutionaries Project The Maine Department of Education’s (DOE) Interdisciplinary Instruction team works with educators throughout the...

Governor Mills Announces the Retirement of Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher
MAINE, February 18 - Back to current news. Governor Mills Announces the Retirement of Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher February 18, 2025 The longest-serving commissioner in DMR history, Keliher leaves a legacy of...

Reeds Brook Middle School Student Wins MLTI Maine Winter Classic T-Shirt Design Contest
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is extending a big congratulations to Sophia Smith, a 7th-grader at Reeds Brook Middle School in Hampden, whose design was selected to represent the 2025 Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) Maine...

Part B of Celebrating Rural Maine Project to Focus on Wabanaki Perspectives
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) Interdisciplinary Instruction Team is pleased to announce the distinguished speakers for Part B of the Celebrating Rural Maine project! This three-part professional learning series engages rural educators in...

Maine DOE Update – December 13, 2024
From the Maine Department of Education News & Updates Region Two School of Applied Technology Modernizes Forestry Training with New Equipment On Monday, December 2, the Houlton community celebrated Region Two School of Applied Technology’s...

Perfect Care Match Announces Expansion of Its Full-Service Holistic Senior Home Care Agency to Maine
HYANNIS, MA, UNITED STATES, February 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Perfect Care Match (PCMatch), a leading stress-free and supportive home care service provider, is thrilled to announce its expansion into Maine. PCMatch has provided services...

Governor Mills Announces the Retirement of Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher
The longest-serving commissioner in DMR history, Keliher leaves a legacy of powerful advocacy and support for Maine's marine industries and environment Governor Janet Mills today announced that Patrick Keliher, Commissioner of the Maine Department...

AG Kaul Issues Statement After Federal Judge Extends TRO Preserving Funding for Medical and Public Health Innovation Research
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued the following statement after Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts extended a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the Trump Administration’s...