AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRanked-choice results in focus: Maine election officials are in a final push to deliver ranked-choice runoff results Thursday night, saying the work is taking time because tabulation has to be complete, correct, and verifiable before results are run. Public utilities: The Maine Public Utilities Commission is investigating Casco Bay Lines’ recent ferry fare hikes after complaints that the increases may hit infrequent riders—especially seniors—harder than daily commuters. Severe weather and outages: Storms swept through southern and western Maine Thursday, bringing down trees and power lines and leaving thousands without power, with crews reporting road blockages in places like Denmark and Acton. Ocean science reversal: The Trump administration has halted dismantling of an ocean-monitoring system after concerns from researchers and stakeholders, with the National Science Foundation saying it will keep remaining arrays operating. Addiction care access: Franklin Hospital launched a new Comprehensive Addiction Medicine outpatient program to expand coordinated treatment for substance use disorders in rural Maine.
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