The law also bans courses that include viewpoints with which the governor disagrees, prompting a statewide faculty union to argue that presenting a variety of perspectives is ‘a bedrock of democracy.’
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AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead voters
Sophisticated generative AI tools can now create cloned human voices and hyper-realistic images, videos, and audio in seconds, at a minimal cost.
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In debt ceiling standoff, COVID era of big spending gives way to new focus on deficit
While the White House has threatened to veto Republican’s debt ceiling bill, the administration has signaled a willingness to consider other budget caps.
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Lawmakers consider adding right to bodily autonomy to Maine Constitution
The bill, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Craig Hickman, has raised a host of possible scenarios that likely would need to be sorted out by the courts if the amendment were to pass.
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Republican seeks to challenge Jared Golden
Robert Cross is the first but likely not the last contender in the large district.
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Group trying to gain official party status warned against misleading voters
Maine’s secretary of state has sent a cease-and-desist letter to national organization No Labels, expressing concerns that it has confused voters who think they are signing a petition but instead are enrolling in a new party.
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Patients, advocates clash with hospitals over bill to restrict facility fees in medical bills
Senate President Troy Jackson says patients should not be surprised by large facility fees in medical bills.
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Lawmakers considering proposals to create statewide database for General Assistance
Tracking information could be an essential part of larger reforms for the program, some lawmakers and state officials say.
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Lawmakers move to delay start of first-in-the-nation PFAS law
A legislative committee has endorsed a bill to delay the deadline for reporting the presence of PFAS in products sold in Maine.
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Trump’s defiance at the CNN town hall may scare off many voters – but not the Republican base
The magnitude of the challenge ahead for Trump’s Republican rivals was clear as the former president repeatedly turned his greatest political liabilities into jokes and applause lines for the Republican base.