This Day in Maine

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This Day in Maine gathers together the news that matters to Mainers. The nightly show features stories from the award-winning Maine Public News team.

Episodes

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026: Maine Public Advocate launches legal challenge to $360 million dollar transmission line in New Hampshire that will be paid for, in part, by Maine electric customers

Tuesday, May 12, 2026: Game warden dies in plane crash; Maine officials consider transgender athlete referendum signatures

Monday, May 11, 2026: Gerald Talbot dies at 94; Portland to unveil cruise ship outbreak prevention plans

Friday, May 8th, 2026: Some GOP governor candidates embrace ranked-choice voting; Sen. Collins still evaluating Trump's $1 billion ballroom security proposal

Thursday, May 7th, 2026: Sen. Collins discloses benign tremor condition; an in-depth look at the Democratic gubernatorial primary race

Wednesday, May 6th, 2026: Scarborough officials to consider a moratorium on data centers

Tuesday, May 5, 2026: Gorham weighs proposed Amazon warehouse; Shalom Housing stabbing in Portland

Monday, May 4, 2026: Planned Parenthood to resume use of abortion medication drug amid court battles; right whale protections

Friday, May 1st, 2026: Platner faces GOP attacks; Maine lawyers warn of erosion of rule of law

Thursday, April 30th, 2026: Gov. Janet Mills suspends her Senate campaign, shaking up high-stakes race

Wednesday, April 29, 2026: Legislature upholds data center moratorium veto; increasing interest in Canadian citizenship

Tuesday, April 28, 2026: State lawmakers to return to Augusta for vetoed bills; Portland blocks Live Nation venue

Monday, April 27, 2026: Jay developer, environmental advocates react to data center moratorium veto; ranked choice primary endorsements

Friday, April 24th, 2026: Gov. Mills vetoes data center moratorium; GOP candidates address party convention

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026: Medical marijuana businesses get boost from Trump admin order; Vinalhaven community cleanup targets abandoned lobster traps

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026: Gov. Mills signs expansion of free school meals; how a Maine poet confronts climate change anxiety through art

Tuesday, April 21, 2026: Penobscot Bay islands face mail delivery problems; Maine's automatic record sealing bill

Monday, April 20, 2026: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers lose collecting bargaining rights; Gov. Mills and Graham Platner's contrasting campaign styles

Friday, April 17th, 2026: CMP to lower rates this summer but not by as much as advocates wanted; a roundup of housing policy changes

Thursday, April 16th, 2026: State pauses MaineCare payments to hospitals due to budget shortfall; a roundup of Maine education policy changes