AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoImmigration & Justice: The U.S. Justice Department filed assault charges against Venezuelan immigrant Wilber Garcés Pérez after an ICE shooting in Austin, setting up a detention hearing and reigniting debate over what happened during the traffic stop. Budget & Education: A federal watchdog says Trump’s “pocket rescission” plan to cancel about $810 million in congressionally approved funding is unconstitutional, while Maine’s Susan Collins keeps clashing with the White House over Medicaid and the broader cuts. Maine Politics: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer joined a Lewiston fraud roundtable with Paul LePage ahead of Maine’s CD2 debate. Culture & Community: Damariscotta’s Pumpkinfest Regatta returns Oct. 11 with giant pumpkin boats; Camden’s Plains Theater hosts The Vampire’s Garden in October; and Portland’s Maine Animal Coalition runs its 21st annual Veg Fest Oct. 24. Health & Care: MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomed a new CRNA, and a pediatric casting clinic in Rockport is expanding serial casting for toe-walking and mobility issues. Environment & Food: Senators reintroduced a bill to ban PFAS in food packaging, aiming for a 2028 start.
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