The risk for Biden is less that young left-of-center voters will vote Republican and more that they would sit out an uninspiring election altogether.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Sidney residents approve $2 million budget, reject solar and trash ordinances
Over 100 residents gathered at the James H. Bean School on Saturday morning to participate in the annual Town Meeting.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Democrats advance majority budget after talks with Republicans break down
Republicans had sought $200 million in income tax cuts for low- and middle-income Mainers, a goal one lawmaker said Democrats ‘flatly rejected.’
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump, facing potential indictment, holds defiant Waco rally
A defiant and incendiary Donald Trump, facing a potential indictment, held the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign Saturday in Waco, Texas, a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Greene’s DC jail visit pulls Republicans closer to Jan. 6 rioters
In actions and legislation, Republicans are seeking to portray perpetrators of the Capitol riot as victims of zealous federal prosecutors, despite many being convicted of serious crimes.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Social workers on front lines ask lawmakers for support, reinforcements
A bill presented Friday would expand a program to cover student loan debt for eligible social workers in hopes of attracting, and keeping, more professionals to help children and adults who are waiting for support.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
House Republicans pass parents’ rights bill in clash over schools
It would require schools to publish course studies and a list of books kept in libraries, as well as affirm parents’ ability to meet with educators, speak at school board meetings and examine school budgets.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden, Trudeau to hold talks on migration, Haiti, and more
Biden and Trudeau were to meet for private talks before the U.S. president was to deliver a speech to the Canadian Parliament.
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Trump lawyer in court after being forced before grand jury
In addition to the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation, the ex-president faces probes in New York over hush money and in Atlanta over efforts to reverse his election loss in Georgia.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine lawmakers hear calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, or for no income taxes at all
The tax reform debate is expected to heat up in the coming weeks as legislative leaders from both parties negotiate how to allocate nearly $1 billion in surplus revenue.