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Donovan Lynch

New Haven, Portland

Political reporter for @newscentermaine. Host of Political Brew. @ColbyCollege alum. Mediocre fisherman. Excellent bocce player.

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  • 2 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Donovan Lynch

    HALIFAX, NS — Gov. Janet Mills met with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston on Wednesday in the last major event of a goodwill trip to Canada that put the diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Canada into open view—even as relations on the state-provincial level appeared cordial. In the closed-door discussion in Halifax, Mills spoke with Houston about issues of trade, offshore wind, and tourism—the crux of the governor’s trip abroad.

  • 1 week ago | newscentermaine.com | Donovan Lynch

    AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills has not said whether she will sign a bill passed this week by the Maine Legislature that would limit how local law enforcement agencies assist federal immigration officials. The bill would prohibit police in Maine from detaining or interrogating someone solely to determine their immigration status.

  • 1 week ago | newscentermaine.com | Donovan Lynch

    AUGUSTA, Maine — Five months after the Maine House of Representatives voted to launch an ethics investigation into Republican State Representative Lucas Lanigan over domestic violence allegations, the committee assigned to conduct the probe has yet to meet or receive direction on how to proceed, according to lawmakers. Lanigan, who represents Sanford in the House, was indicted by a grand jury earlier this year for allegedly strangling his wife after she confronted him about an affair.

  • 1 week ago | newscentermaine.com | Donovan Lynch

    AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine House advanced a bill Tuesday that would restrict the ability of local police to collaborate with federal agents on immigration enforcement. The legislation passed the chamber by a single vote, after a long and passionate debate that touched upon questions of constitutionality and law and order.

  • 1 week ago | newscentermaine.com | Donovan Lynch

    AUGUSTA, Maine — Editor's note: The video attached to this story was published Friday. The Maine House of Representatives advanced a bill Friday that would bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports at schools receiving state funding. Four Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the legislation, which would align Maine with the Trump administration’s interpretation of Title IX, the landmark 1972 anti-sex discrimination law.

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Donovan Lynch
Donovan Lynch @DonoLynchNews
25 Apr 25

RT @Reuters: ☄️ A meteor illuminated the night skies over Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Heller & Jung Space Observatory reported. Searches are…

Donovan Lynch
Donovan Lynch @DonoLynchNews
24 Apr 25

This suit puts Maine’s Democratic AG Aaron Frey on the side of Maine’s Republican Senator Susan Collins— both want to want to restrict the president’s near-absolute tariff power. #mainepolitics

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The Associated Press @AP

BREAKING: A dozen states sue the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade over its tariff policies. https://t.co/kqBQyj3rYP

Donovan Lynch
Donovan Lynch @DonoLynchNews
22 Apr 25

RT @NBCNews: LATEST: More than 150 university and college presidents co-sign a letter condemning the Trump administration's recent efforts…