Maine

Mills cita la falta de fondos mientras la contienda para desbancar a Susan Collins alimenta la brecha demócrata bajo Donald Trump. Suscríbase al correo electrónico de Breaking News US para recibir alertas de boletines en su bandeja de entrada. Janet Mills, la gobernadora de Maine, retiró el jueves su candidatura al Senado de los EE. UU. apenas unas semanas antes de las primarias demócratas, en una contienda que reflejó un debate interno del partido sobre cómo ganar uno de los escaños al Senado más competitivos de este año. “Si bien tengo el impulso y la pasión, el compromiso y la experiencia, y por encima de todo, la combatividad para continuar, simplemente no tengo lo único que lamentablemente requieren hoy las campañas políticas: los recursos financieros”, dijo Mills en un comunicado. “Es por eso que hoy he tomado la decisión increíblemente difícil de suspender mi campaña para el Senado de los Estados Unidos”. Continuar leyendo...

Janet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in MaineThe Democratic governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first US state to impose a moratorium on large new datacenters, even as local opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows.The decision reflects the difficult trade-off facing political leaders, who must weigh the impact of datacenters on the environment and household energy bills against the millions of dollars in investment and tax revenue they can bring. Continue reading...

• The Trump administration announced plans to halt billions in federal Medicaid payments to California, Florida, Maine, and New York, following similar actions against Minnesota involving over $2 billion in withheld funds and $260 million clawed back. • Officials cited alleged Medicaid fraud as the basis for these unprecedented measures, potentially creating a national playbook for pressuring states over program spending. • This escalation impacts public health insurance jointly funded by states and federal government, raising concerns about access for low-income Americans amid ongoing political tensions.