Lower courts ruled that the committee has broad authority to obtain tax returns and rejected Trump’s claims that it was overstepping.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2022, Maine Cannabis Report
Recreational cannabis could be legal in half the country after Election Day
A look at which states have marijuana on the ballot and where the market could be headed next.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics, Schools and Education
Conservative justices may end affirmative action in college admissions – and beyond
On Monday, the court will hear challenges to the ‘race conscious’ admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband carried zip ties
The attack on the House Speaker’s 82-year-old husband, Paul, less than two weeks before before the election was a jarring reminder of the nation’s toxic political climate.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Wilton: An unlikely swing district where pocketbook issues, local ties matter
The small town in rural Franklin County has seen an exodus of employers over the years and now is bracing for the closure of the nearby paper mill in Jay.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pelosi attack shocks country on edge about democracy threats
Politicians from both parties expressed outrage about the assault.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Aroostook County Senate race tops $1 million in spending
Most of that – $808,226 – is being spent to reelect Democratic Senate President Troy Jackson over Republican challenger Rep. Sue Bernard.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Suspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon
David DePape, 42, grew up in Powell River, British Columbia, before leaving about 20 years ago to follow an older girlfriend to San Francisco.
Posted inElection 2022, Politics
Spending in Maine gubernatorial race surges to new record
Most of the $23 million spent so far – $16.6 million through Thursday – has come from groups that are not affiliated with any candidates and are trying to sway voters largely with negative attack ads.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Mills, LePage come out swinging in Portland gubernatorial debate
With less than two weeks before the Nov. 8 election, the major party candidates for governor attacked each other’s records in a series of heated exchanges on the economy, the pandemic, education, guns and books.