Facing charges including bribery, fraud, conspiracy and falsification of records, Brian Benjamin pleaded not guilty Tuesday at an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElection 2022, Lewiston-Auburn
Seth Carey loses case against district attorney hopeful
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows rules Carey failed to prove DA contender Neal McLean Jr. did anything wrong.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Oklahoma governor signs bill making abortion illegal
The only exception is to save the life of the mother.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Austrian chancellor travels to Moscow, tells Putin to end Ukraine war
Officials in Austria have been keen to stress that their country’s military neutrality does not mean moral neutrality, and have raised the issue of ‘serious war crimes’ committed by Russia.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden, Indian prime minister speak as U.S. presses for hard line on Russia
India’s neutral stance on the war in Ukraine has raised concerns in Washington and earned praise from the Russian foreign minister.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Does Maine law allow LePage to double-dip if he returns as governor?
The Maine attorney general would likely decide whether Paul R. LePage, who receives about $27,000 a year, could continue collecting his pension on top of a state salary.
Posted inMaine, Politics
State budget negotiations heat up as legislative session draws to a close
Leaders of the Legislature’s budget-writing committee are negotiating the scope of inflation relief checks and other pricey budget proposals, but have just days to cut a deal.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Second Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot
The indictments of the North Carolina man and other members of extremist groups have been a focus of the Justice Department’s sprawling investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Cheers for Ketanji Brown Jackson, who declares: ‘We’ve made it, all of us’
Her arrival on the Supreme Court won’t upend the current 6-3 conservative balance, but she will be the first Black female justice and it will mark the first time four women sit on the court together.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Sen. Angus King sees inflation and labor shortage as most serious issues facing Maine
U.S. Sen. Angus King sat down with the Franklin Journal in Farmington to talk about some of the issues that impact Franklin County and rural regions in Maine.