The letters referencing the semi-automatic weapons commonly referred to as assault rifles were spearheaded by Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Ban on paramilitary training camps barely clears first hurdle in Maine House vote
The bill passed the Democratic-controlled House 66-60 with 6 Democrats joining unified opposition from Republicans and 24 lawmakers absent.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Mills moves to update yellow flag law, expand gun sale background checks
Gun reform activists say the governor’s proposals don’t go far enough to address gun violence.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts
He is accused of falsely telling his FBI handler that executives with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each around 2015 – a claim that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
James Biden tells Republican lawmakers that Joe Biden wasn’t involved in the family’s business dealings
The Republican investigation was undercut when an FBI informant who claimed there was a bribery scheme involving the president, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company was charged with fabricating the story.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Nikki Haley hasn’t yet won a Republican contest. But she’s vowing to keep fighting Donald Trump
Nikki Haley’s allies are bracing for a big loss in her home state’s primary election in South Carolina this week.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Maine lawmakers consider requiring insurance to cover non-prescription birth control
A bill proposed following the FDA’s approval of the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill also would apply to other non-prescription contraceptives such as condoms and the morning-after pill.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
U.S. vetoes a UN resolution for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
The United States circulated a rival resolution that would support a temporary cease-fire in Gaza linked to the release of all hostages and call for the lifting of all restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden willing to meet House Speaker Mike Johnson to discuss Ukraine, Israel aid
Lawmakers are on recess so it’s not clear when a meeting might be scheduled.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump VP contender Tim Scott doesn’t want to talk about vice president’s role in certifying election
Sen. Tim Scott is treading carefully on questions about whether he would have certified the 2020 election had he been vice president at that time.