Cannabis Safety: Maine will hand out 12,000 free lockable cannabis storage bags statewide this fall, with eligibility for adults 21+ (recreational) and 18+ (medical) through 140 participating retailers, including multiple locations in Portland, Lewiston-Auburn, and Augusta. Public Safety: Portland police identified 57-year-old Nichele Roakes as the woman killed in a hit-and-run on Forest Avenue; investigators say a dark pickup struck her and did not stop. Rural Health Funding: Maine Senate Republicans are urging the Mills administration to redirect Rural Health Transformation Program money to federally qualified health centers like Penobscot Community Health Care, warning of serious financial strain. Energy & Jobs: Maine regulators approved a new 100-plus-mile power line to bring onshore wind power from Aroostook toward the Bangor area, with Massachusetts ratepayers helping fund it. Healthcare Access: Lawmakers pressed MaineHealth to reconsider closing the Lincoln Hospital labor-and-delivery unit, citing rural maternal care concerns. Politics & Voting: Susan Collins says she doesn’t “see the need” for ICE at polling places, pushing back on a GOP nominee’s plan to invite agents to Maine elections. Education & Labor: Southern Maine Community College faculty picketed over a pay discrepancy they say shortchanges lab, shop, and clinical instructors. Housing: Portland’s social housing task force backed a revolving-fund model for mixed-income, publicly accountable housing; City Council will weigh it in September.