The popular senior senator says she needs to stay in Washington, where she has been a pivotal moderate in an increasingly partisan Senate.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
‘Armed and dangerous’: Police search for suspects in Auburn home robbery
Armed men tied up a woman and stole her Harley-Davidson motorcycle and an SUV on Thursday.
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Posted inNew England, News
New Hampshire doctor, 85, may lose practice because she doesn’t use computer
Anna Konopka of New London doesn’t participate in a state-regulated prescription drug monitoring program.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump sets conditions for U.S. to stay in Iran nuclear deal, tossing issue to Congress
The president withdraws presidential endorsement of the deal and condemns Iran as a ‘rogue regime.’
Posted inEditorials
Our View: Drilling plan amounts to assault on our oceans
Opening the Atlantic Ocean for exploration and drilling for oil would be destructive.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The time for universal health care and single-payer is near
We should not have to wait another 17 years to see a change that is so critically needed now.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: South Portland honors centenarian for a life well lived
Eva Ledger, who’s 107, will be recognized Monday evening by the City Council.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Revenue, cost estimates hazy on marijuana implementation
As lawmakers prepare to vote on adult-use pot rules, a fiscal assessment has ‘more cautionary notes than real projections.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Trump’s executive order could alter Maine insurance market
Some insurers and health care advocates fear the president’s plan could lead to rising premiums in Affordable Care Act plans if young people seek out cheaper options, but the impact is hard to predict.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Backers of biomass project say they are paying bills, back taxes and ‘not going anywhere’
Entrepreneurs Kimberly and Fahim Samaha say they have invested $17 million of their own money into a project to revive two Maine biomass plants and build an adjacent shrimp farm.