the lawsuit was filed in federal court in Indiana, one of several states that plan to tax any student debt canceled by President Biden’s plan.
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LePage, sportsmen’s group tussle over $40 million fish hatchery
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says he lost the group’s support by refusing to promise funding for a $40 million fish hatchery. The group says it does not pressure any candidate and stands by its election guide, which gave an A rating to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.
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LePage responds to report about Florida tax exemption as Dems maintain pressure
The former governor told the Press Herald that his wife, Ann, maintained full-time resident status in Florida when he moved back to start campaigning.
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Sen. King co-sponsors bill to protect election workers
The federal bill comes at the urging of 15 secretaries of state, including Maine’s Shenna Bellows, and would provide states with additional resources to recruit, train, retain and protect election workers, while creating federal safeguards to shield election workers from intimidation and threats.
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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes’ path: From Yale to jail
He and 4 others tied to the militia group are being tried on charges of seditious conspiracy, the most serious criminal allegation leveled by the Justice Department in its far-reaching prosecution of rioters who attacked the Capitol.
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Cuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage
The sweeping code also would allow surrogate pregnancies, broader rights for grandparents in regard to grandchildren, protection of the elderly and measures against gender violence.
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Democrats in Florida seek to win over Latinos on gun control
Democrats are trying to make inroads with voters by focusing on gun safety.
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LePage team rebuts report that he enjoyed Florida property tax breaks while living in Maine
An adviser to the former Maine governor says the properties in question were both owned only by his wife, Ann LePage.
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Republicans attack Mills administration for anti-racism lesson plan
A video posted to the Department of Education website and available to high school teachers includes MAGA and “all lives matter” as examples of covert racism.
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Trump allies create a new super PAC called MAGA Inc.
The buildout comes as Trump, a Republican, is under mounting legal pressure on multiple fronts.