Tax records show the former football player is set to receive a homestead exemption worth about $1,500 for a $3 million home in the suburbs of Dallas that Walker listed as his primary residence.
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Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
As Maine’s influence in Congress wanes, Sen. Collins holds on to clout
Rep. Chellie Pingree will lose ground next year in a Republican-controlled House, but the Republican senator’s seniority makes her the vice chair of Appropriations, where Democrats will rely on her endorsements.
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Posted inElection 2022, Politics
Collins says Republican Party needs to take ‘hard look’ at itself
Maine’s senior senator says the national party needs to be more inclusive and must win over moderates and young people.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Politics
At Nantucket retreat, Biden family weighs run for second term
His team is moving forward as if a final announcement is a formality, but a decision isn’t expected until next year.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
New state voter fraud units find few cases in midterms
It’s just what election experts expected and may suggest the new units were more about politics than rooting out widespread abuses.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, News, Politics
Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski wins reelection
Murkowski was the only Senate Republican up for reelection who voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial last year. But 7 Republicans voted to impeach him.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid
The oldest president in U.S. history is hitting a milestone birthday.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, New England
Judge allows recount to continue in New Hampshire
Unofficial Election Day results gave Republicans a narrow edge in the House.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Recounts confirm Election Day winners in 3 state races
Recounts were requested in one Senate and two House races.
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Supreme Court denies Trump request to withhold tax returns from Congress
Had Donald Trump persuaded the nation’s highest court to intervene, he could have run out the clock on the legislative committee, with Republicans ready to take control of the House in January.