This Day in Maine
49 episodes
Thursday, May 14th, 2026: Vice President JD Vance rallies in Bangor alongside Republican former governor Paul LePage, drawing supporters and protestors
May 14, 20269 min
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
May 13, 20269 min
Tuesday, May 12, 2026: Game warden dies in plane crash; Maine officials consider transgender athlete referendum signatures
May 12, 20266 min
Monday, May 11, 2026: Gerald Talbot dies at 94; Portland to unveil cruise ship outbreak prevention plans
May 11, 20267 min
Friday, May 8th, 2026: Some GOP governor candidates embrace ranked-choice voting; Sen. Collins still evaluating Trump's $1 billion ballroom security proposal
May 8, 20267 min
Thursday, May 7th, 2026: Sen. Collins discloses benign tremor condition; an in-depth look at the Democratic gubernatorial primary race
May 7, 202612 min
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026: Scarborough officials to consider a moratorium on data centers
May 6, 20266 min
Tuesday, May 5, 2026: Gorham weighs proposed Amazon warehouse; Shalom Housing stabbing in Portland
May 5, 20266 min
Monday, May 4, 2026: Planned Parenthood to resume use of abortion medication drug amid court battles; right whale protections
May 4, 20265 min
Friday, May 1st, 2026: Platner faces GOP attacks; Maine lawyers warn of erosion of rule of law
May 1, 20268 min
Thursday, April 30th, 2026: Gov. Janet Mills suspends her Senate campaign, shaking up high-stakes race
Apr 30, 20268 min
Wednesday, April 29, 2026: Legislature upholds data center moratorium veto; increasing interest in Canadian citizenship
Apr 29, 202611 min
Tuesday, April 28, 2026: State lawmakers to return to Augusta for vetoed bills; Portland blocks Live Nation venue
Apr 28, 20266 min
Monday, April 27, 2026: Jay developer, environmental advocates react to data center moratorium veto; ranked choice primary endorsements
Apr 27, 20267 min
Friday, April 24th, 2026: Gov. Mills vetoes data center moratorium; GOP candidates address party convention
Apr 24, 20265 min
Thursday, April 23rd, 2026: Medical marijuana businesses get boost from Trump admin order; Vinalhaven community cleanup targets abandoned lobster traps
Apr 23, 202612 min
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026: Gov. Mills signs expansion of free school meals; how a Maine poet confronts climate change anxiety through art
Apr 22, 20268 min
Tuesday, April 21, 2026: Penobscot Bay islands face mail delivery problems; Maine's automatic record sealing bill
Apr 21, 20264 min
Monday, April 20, 2026: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers lose collecting bargaining rights; Gov. Mills and Graham Platner's contrasting campaign styles
Apr 20, 20268 min
Friday, April 17th, 2026: CMP to lower rates this summer but not by as much as advocates wanted; a roundup of housing policy changes
Apr 17, 20266 min
Thursday, April 16th, 2026: State pauses MaineCare payments to hospitals due to budget shortfall; a roundup of Maine education policy changes
Apr 16, 202612 min
Wednesday, April 15th 2026: Some candidates running for office used tax day to present plans to restructure tax burden on Mainers
Apr 15, 20265 min
Tuesday, April 14, 2026: State lawmakers consider transgender athlete referendum; Portland man sues ICE
Apr 14, 20265 min
Monday, April 13, 2026: Gov. Mills supports temporary data center ban with an exception; work winding down in Augusta
Apr 13, 20267 min
Friday, April 10th, 2026: Gov. Mills signs supplemental budget; Portland Museum of Art pioneers energy conservation tactics
Apr 10, 202611 min
Thursday, April 9th, 2026: Maine lawmakers advance budget proposal; Wabanaki basket makers face emerald ash borer threat
Apr 9, 202612 min
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026: Legislative Republicans balk at Dems budget plan; Portland weighs fate of historic expo building
Apr 8, 20264 min
Tuesday, April 7, 2026: Another lawsuit over the Lewiston mass shooting; investors envision condos at Bangor Mall
Apr 7, 202610 min
Monday, April 6, 2026: Maine's highest court says ranked-choice voting expansion is unconstitutional; child labor and Maine's lobster industry
Apr 6, 202611 min
Friday, April 3rd, 2026: Federal appeals court upholds Maine's 72-hour wait period for gun purchases; state sues Trump admin over mail voting rules
This Day in Maine for Friday, April 3rd, 2026.
Apr 3, 20266 min
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026: Gov. Mills endorses new millionaires tax; new film documents Houlton's solar eclipse celebration
This Day in Maine for Thursday, April 2nd, 2026.
Apr 2, 202610 min
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026: American Civil Liberties Union of Maine on birthright citizenship after hearing oral arguments before Supreme Court Wednesday
This Day in Maine Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
Apr 1, 20267 min
Tuesday, March 31, 2026: Data show few people arrested by ICE during Maine surge had criminal convictions; towns debate aquaculture restrictions
This Day in Maine for Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Mar 31, 202611 min
Monday, March 30, 2026: Transgender athlete referendum challenged; possible refunds to Maine electricity customers
This Day in Maine for Monday, March 30, 2026.
Mar 30, 202612 min
Friday, March 27th, 2026: More species added to Maine conservation list; net migration increases in all 16 counties
This Day in Maine for Friday, March 27th, 2026.
Mar 27, 20265 min
Thursday, March 26th, 2026: Federal judge hears arguments in lawsuit over DOJ access to Maine voter data
This Day in Maine for Thursday, March 26th, 2026.
Mar 26, 20269 min
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026: Maine among states in lawsuit against USDA over new rules that could threaten federal funding for school meals
This Day in Maine Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Mar 25, 202616 min
Tuesday, March 24, 2026: New Maine law requires regulators to measure electric rate impacts; Machias pharmacy fined
This Day in Maine for Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
Mar 24, 20264 min
Monday, March 23, 2026: BIW workers on strike; UMaine launches fund to directly pay student athletes
This Day in Maine for Monday, March 23, 2026.
Mar 23, 20265 min
Friday, March 20th, 2026: Wabanaki Alliance holds first-ever gubernatorial candidate forum; UMaine System proposes tuition hike
This Day in Maine for Friday, March 20th.
Mar 20, 202610 min
Thursday, March 19th, 2026: Maine adds apartments for people experiencing chronic homelessness; Democratic senate primary turns increasingly bitter
This Day in Maine for Thursday, March 19th, 2026.
Mar 19, 202612 min
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026: Maine's tuition-free community college program hangs in the balance as lawmakers consider the Governor's funding plan
This Day in Maine Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
Mar 18, 202610 min
Tuesday, March 17, 2026: School sports citizen initiative may appear on Nov. ballot; the future of snowmaking at Maine ski resorts
This Day in Maine for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
Mar 17, 20269 min
Monday, March 16, 2026: Candidates who will be on Maine's primary ballot; economic impact of recent ICE surge
This Day in Maine for Monday, March 16, 2026.
Mar 16, 20266 min
Friday, March 13th, 2026: Press Herald investigation reveals text messages between local police and ICE during enforcement surge; Bangor nurses plan one-day strike
This Day in Maine for Friday, March 13th, 2026.
Mar 13, 20269 min
Thursday, March 12th, 2026: Home availability down sharply in Maine; state lawmakers consider barring data centers from tax breaks
This Day in Maine for Thursday, March 12th, 2026.
Mar 12, 20266 min
This Day in Maine Wednesday, March 11, 2026: Maine Commission of Public Defense Services says work by lawyers today will not be reimbursed unless lawmakers pass emergency bill to fund the office
This Day in Maine Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Mar 11, 20266 min
Tuesday, March 10, 2026: Federal agents raid Lewiston behavioral health provider; direct primary care interest growing in Maine
This Day in Maine for Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
Mar 10, 202613 min
Monday, March 9, 2026: Maine AG says proposed ranked-choice voting changes are unconstitutional; school funding formula up for debate again
This Day in Maine for Monday, March 9, 2026.
Mar 9, 20265 min