Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he will not attend this week’s Summit of the Americas because the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are not invited.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Democrats tout Gov. Mills’ record on LGBTQ rights
The party slams Republican Paul LePage over his 2018 veto of a bill to ban gay conversion therapy, as well as GOP attacks on LGBTQ rights in many states.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot
More than 3 dozen people charged in the Capitol siege have been identified by federal authorities as leaders, members or associates of the Proud Boys.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Retired teacher and local waitress compete for Farmingdale seat on RSU 2 school board
Megan Elliott and Deb Large vie to represent town on Regional School Unit 2 board.
Posted inCommunity, Elections, Local Elections, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Three candidates contend for state Senate District 16 Republican nomination
Appearing on the primary ballot Tuesday, June 14, will be Mark Andre, Kevin Kitchin and Mike Perkins, who are looking to represent a district that encompasses the greater Waterville region.
Posted inElection 2022, Local Elections, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Benton residents to vote on select board vacancy, tax ordinance changes
A former member of the Board of Select Persons, Robin Cyr, will be the only name on the ballot when residents go to the polls Tuesday, June 14, to fill a vacancy on the board.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Opponent concedes to Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary
Friday’s development sets up a general election between Oz, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and Democrat John Fetterman in what is expected to be one of the nation’s premier Senate contests.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Mills continues to outraise LePage in governor’s race
Gov. Janet Mills has more than double the amount of money raised by former Gov. Paul LePage and more than triple her Republican challenger’s totals for the last month.
Posted inCommunity, Elections, Local Elections, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
As vote nears on Fairfield water expansion project, state says it’s unable to fund filter systems ‘in perpetuity’
Fairfield is considering a $48 million expansion of the public water system as a way to help those with private wells that testing has found to be contaminated by PFAS.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pennsylvania Republicans opposed counting undated ballots, until now
When Philadelphia’s election board prepared to count ballots last year that were mailed-in without the voter’s handwritten date, Republicans threatened impeachment.