The Collins for Senator Campaign says the indictment handed down Thursday in Washington, D.C., contains ‘no allegations of wrongdoing’ by the campaign.
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Advocates urge lawmakers to pass expanded ‘Good Samaritan’ law aimed at curbing drug deaths
Dozens of Mainers die from drug overdoses because people around them are afraid of arrest, bill supporters say, but police say it could provide blanket immunity from arrest for unrelated crimes.
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Gov. Mills calls for $500 checks to Maine residents, investments in education and health care
In her State of the State address Thursday, the governor touted progress the state has made in fighting the pandemic while sounding caution about the uncertainties that lie ahead.
Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools and Education
Gov. Mills unveils $20 million plan for free tuition at Maine community colleges
About 8,000 students would be eligible under the program, funded by a one-time transfer to the Maine Community College System.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Biden puts focus on prescription drug prices in fight against inflation
President Biden is trying to jump-start progress on his stalled domestic agenda by refocusing attention on one of his most popular proposals, limiting the cost of prescription drugs.
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Rep. Golden introduces bill to allow Maine tribes to benefit from future federal Indian laws
The 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act excludes the state’s tribes from most federal laws benefiting Indian nations in the United States.
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Republican rift exposes choice: With Trump or against him
While Donald Trump’s allies believe there should be no limits in their loyalty to the former president, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other establishment leaders believe there is a line Republicans should not cross.
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Gov. Mills’ State of the State address to focus on pandemic response, budget surplus
The high-profile speech comes as Mainers grow weary of pandemic restrictions and as Mills and her party hope to retain control of the Blaine House and both chambers of the Legislature in November’s elections.
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Maine lawmakers consider bill to end solitary confinement
A legislative committee is considering a bill that would end the use of solitary confinement in prisons
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Lawmakers look at easing limits on number of clean needles Maine exchanges can give out
A record 636 people in Maine died from drug overdoses last year.