Monthly Archives: June 2017

‘Bags and bags and bags’ of meth-infused lollipops seized in $1 million Texas bust

Your morning briefing for Thursday, June 15, 2017: ‘Bags and bags and bags’ of meth-infused lollipops seized in $1 million Texas bust, Special counsel investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, and Zinke says he’s unlikely to advocate scaling back Katahdin monument,

Emily’s List taps Cain to draft winning playbook for female candidates ahead of 2018 midterms

Your morning briefing for Wednesday, June 14, 2017: Emily Cain tapped to draft winning playbook for female candidates ahead of 2018 midterms, deadly fire engulfs London tower block, and LePage uncorks plan to end the sale of nips in Maine

Jeff Sessions wants Congress to let him prosecute medical marijuana providers

Your morning briefing for Tuesday, June 13, 2017: Trump weighing firing special counsel in Russian probe, close friend says; Bill Cosby case heads to the jury, and an epic battle nears resolution; and more evidence that Mainers can’t handle the heat

Susan Collins says Trump should turn over Comey tapes — if they exist

Your morning briefing for Monday, June 12, 2017: Susan Collins says Trump should turn over Comey tapes, midcoast lobster pound co-op sees a promising future in aquaculture, and a new program teaches female inmates to tell their own stories

PETA wanted a fake cat video to go viral. It didn’t turn out as planned.

Your morning briefing for Thursday, June 8, 2017: PETA wanted a fake cat video to go viral, but it didn’t turn out as planned; North Korea slams Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris accord as ‘the height of egotism’; and Maine Senate backs reinstating ‘tip credit’ for restaurant servers

Trump to nominate Christopher Wray as FBI director

Your morning briefing for Wednesday, June 7, 2017: Trump to nominate Christopher Wray as FBI director, Poliquin says Maine should be given control of national monument land, and drunken wedding guests may ruin island golf carts for everyone

This man sang hits from the ’80s as doctors cut out his brain tumor

Your morning briefing for Tuesday, June 6, 2017: This man sang hits from the ’80s as doctors cut out his brain tumor, Mary Mayhew launches campaign to replace LePage in 2018, and a future president could undo Trump’s pullout from the Paris accord in 30 days