Efforts to add the Pine Tree Amendment to the Maine Constitution are now being led by youth groups.
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Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of his criminal defense.
The former president is facing dozens of criminal charges in four separate indictments, two of them anchored in the Republican’s lie that he did not lose the 2020 presidential election.
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U.S., Japan and South Korea agree to expand security and economic ties at historic Camp David summit
The country’s leaders have agreed to a new security pledge committing the 3 countries to consult with each other in the event of a security crisis or threat in the Pacific.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine’s budget surplus provides $65 million for affordable housing
The state closed the 2023 fiscal year with a $141 million surplus, which is being used to fill Maine’s ‘rainy day’ fund and build more affordable housing.
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Top Georgia Republicans dismiss pro-Trump calls to change pardon rules
Far-right Trump supporters have pressed Gov. Brian Kemp and others to pursue an overhaul of pardon rules after the former president was charged this week with orchestrating a ‘criminal enterprise’ to overturn his defeat in Georgia’s 2020 election.
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Top lawmakers eye new laws in response to rise of white nationalism
The Democrats also pointed to a new law that prohibits attempts to cause emotional distress or fear if motivated by race, sexual orientation or other factors.
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Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case
Donald Trump and 18 others are accused of committing various crimes as part of a scheme to keep Trump in power after his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Appeals court upholds some abortion drug restrictions in a case bound for the Supreme Court
At issue is a Texas-based federal judge’s April ruling revoking the drug’s approval, which was granted more than 20 years ago by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft
Prosecutors said Sam Miele impersonated a high-ranking aide to a House member with leadership responsibilities, using a fake name and email address to trick at least a dozen prospective donors.
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House Speaker McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent government shutdown
The House Speaker will need to win over a large portion of his Republican colleagues to pass the legislation.