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Farmington elections are March 27

by Pam Harnden March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

In the municipal elections, held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Community Center, two seats on the Select Board and two directors for Regional School Unit 9 will be determined.

Maine, Politics

Democrats move to pass baseline budget to prevent chance of state shutdown

by Randy Billings March 23, 2023March 24, 2023

The move would allow continued debate about whether to increase spending or cut taxes, or both.

Nation & World, News, Politics, Uncategorized

Pentagon: Budget readies U.S. for possible China confrontation

by LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

The testimony comes on the heels of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow, which added to concerns that China will step up its support for Putin’s war on Ukraine.

Nation & World, Politics

Court orders Trump lawyer to provide documents in Mar-a-Lago case

by ERIC TUCKER Associated Press March 22, 2023

The Justice Department can get around attorney-client privilege if a lawyer’s services were used in furtherance of a crime.

Maine, Politics

Proposal to ban ballot drop boxes meets flood of opposition

by Staff Report March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

The 24-hour ballot drop boxes were first used as an emergency measure during the first year of the pandemic, but a new law passed last year allows their continued use.

Maine, Politics

Lawmakers reject higher fines for using a cellphone while driving

by Randy Billings March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

Instead of increasing punishment, lawmakers directed several state agencies to launch an educational campaign to remind drivers that it is illegal to handle a cellphone while driving in Maine.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Florida’s DeSantis to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ ban to all students through high school

by ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

The Republican governor has leaned heavily into cultural divides on his path to an anticipated White House bid, aggressively pursuing a conservative agenda that targets what he calls the insertion of inappropriate subjects in schools.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Manhattan DA postpones scheduled Trump grand jury session, sources say

by MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

The panel is is probing Trump’s involvement in a $130,000 payment made in 2016 to the porn actor Stormy Daniels to keep her from going public about a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump years earlier.