The program, which lets some homeowners age 65 and older freeze their bills, has the unintended effect of helping the wealthiest Mainers. Eight separate bills seek a remedy.
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Intensity and insults rise as lawmakers debate debt ceiling
This year, the impasse shows no signs of easing ahead of this summer’s deadline for action.
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Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held across U.S. amid backlash
Republican lawmakers are pursuing hundreds of proposals to push back on LGBTQ+ rights.
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Lawmakers consider proposals to stop changing clocks twice a year
The Legislature is weighing 3 bills: One would have the state make Eastern Standard Time permanent, a second would do the same for Eastern Daylight Time, and a third would study the impacts of no longer changing the clocks.
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Dominion defamation case against Fox will go to trial
A jury will decide whether the network aired false claims about the 2020 election with actual malice.
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Biden’s strategy on Trump indictment: No comment
President Biden says he’s not going to talk about his predecessor’s New York indictment.
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NYPD braces for protests, possible violence following Trump indictment
Trump was indicted Thursday by a Manhattan grand jury, an unprecedented legal move marking the first criminal charges in U.S. history brought against a former president.
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Gov. Mills signs baseline budget passed on party-line vote
While Republicans were unified in their opposition to the move, Mills said it was necessary to avoid a potential shutdown.
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Maine’s Congressional delegation reacts to Trump indictment
Maine’s four members of Congress responded to requests for comment on former President Donald Trump’s indictment by a New York grand jury for his alleged role in paying hush money during the 2016 campaign to a former porn star who said she had sexual encounter with him. “An indictment by a grand jury is the […]
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Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone
While two others were impeached, he is the first indicted on criminal charges.