Maine Politics: A new CNN/SSRS poll finds Maine’s U.S. Senate race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson is essentially a dead heat, with Jackson up 48% to 45% (within the margin of error), and voters split on whether their choice is a message against or for President Trump. Maine Elections: Bobby Charles’ sister, Anita Charles, says she won’t support him for governor and is backing Democrat Hannah Pingree, citing his abortion stance, education plans, and divisive rhetoric tied to personal trauma. Maine Courts & Faith: Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court upheld a ruling limiting a mother’s ability to take her daughter to church, keeping religious upbringing decisions with the atheist father. Maine Immigration Policy: In Newport, state lawmakers confirm ICE plans to lease the former Newport courthouse, while residents react with concern and calls for clarity. Maine Schools & Trans Rights: A Down East community group is fighting an anti-trans school district resolution and released hundreds of pages of documents obtained through Maine’s Freedom of Access Act. Arts & Culture: Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor announces Art Week (Sept. 14–20) with painting and art-history programming tied to the Maine coast. Culture/Tech: Microsoft signed new legally binding student privacy protections for AI in schools, a move aimed at tightening oversight as classrooms adopt AI tools.