Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has also called himself an economist even though he only took one community college economics course, a Tennessee TV station reports.
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Supreme Court seems ready to reject Biden’s student loan forgiveness
The president’s only hope for being allowed to move forward with his plan appeared to be the slim possibility that the court would find that Republican-led states and individuals challenging the plan lacked the legal right to sue.
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Talbot Ross among Black leaders honored at White House ceremony
Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, was one of five Black house speakers honored at the event.
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White House promises crackdown on migrant child labor
Concerns are mounting that migrant children have been discharged from shelters and out of federal custody too quickly, pushing them into vulnerable situations where they’re more likely to become victims of child labor.
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DeSantis takes control over Disney district, punishing company
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had directed Republican lawmakers to dissolve Disney’s self-governing district, and hand the power to him, after the company opposed his ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law.
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Supreme Court to hear Republican challenge to consumer protection agency
Late last year, a federal appeals court – the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit – ruled that the agency’s funding structure is unconstitutional, threatening its ability to function.
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Right to housing among a flood of proposed state constitutional amendments
Rep. Benjamin Collings, D-Portland, hopes it would lead to new policies requiring more housing assistance and resources.
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Top job, low pay: No governor makes less than Maine’s
There’s a new bipartisan push to raise the $70,000 salary for the state’s chief executive. But plenty of previous attempts have failed.
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Maine paid family leave effort gets mixed business reaction
The proposed benefit would require a new payroll tax that some employers see as a burden, while others think it could help attract workers.
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Trump attorneys call Georgia special grand jury probe ‘a clown show’
Defense attorneys Drew Findling and Jennifer Little said interviews earlier this week by the forewoman of the special grand jury undermined the credibility of the probe.