The legislation will likely sail through the Senate before the Sept. 30 deadline.
2020
Pence’s airplane returns to New Hampshire airport after striking bird
The White House says the pilot returned Air Force Two to the airport out of caution.
Skowhegan-area schools’ nickname selection down to 3 finalists
The final vote on the school district’s new mascot will be at the Oct. 8 board of directors meeting.
Maine home prices up 17% as sales to out-of-state buyers increase
Tight inventory and historically low interest rates continued to push Maine home prices upward in August.
Some Maine colleges still pushing ahead with fall sports
Colby, Thomas, UMaine-Presque Isle and St. Joseph’s hope to play games on weekends later this fall.
Mt. Blue senior football player using canceled fall season to build new car in pandemic
Sam Wrigley lost a baseball season and now a football one due to COVID-19, and he’s decided to put hands to work.
Court papers: Woman wrote ‘give up’ in ricin note to Trump
The Canadian citizen faces a charge of threatening the president.
Beta weakens to tropical depression, stalls over Texas coast
The storm weakens to a tropical depression, but pours 14 inches of rain in some areas of Houston.
Regional scheduling produces intriguing high school match-ups
This fall, there will be more games between schools in differing enrollment classes – and in some cases, old rivals will face off once again.
World powers clash, virus stirs anger at virtual U.N. meeting
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for a 100-day global cease-fire to tackle COVID-19.