Doore is the second sitting Maine lawmaker to die in less than a week. Rep. John Tuttle of Sanford died last week.
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Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants
Two Republican senators, Maine’s Susan Collins and South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham, have criticized the former president’s suggestions, made at a Texas rally on Saturday.
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Collins knocks Biden for handling of Justice Breyer’s replacement
‘I welcome the appointment of black females to the court and believe that diversity benefits the Supreme Court, but the way that the president has handled this nomination has been clumsy at best,’ the senator from Maine said Sunday.
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Senators: Extending drug shelf life could ease supply woes
Sen. Collins says, ‘the last thing doctors, nurses, and patients should have to worry about is whether there will be an adequate supply of the medications they need.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine could legalize ‘magic mushroom’ drug to treat depression
Early studies have shown that psilocybin-assisted therapy can dramatically reduce severe depression, but some warn that it’s not safe for everyone.
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Thousands protest COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in Ottawa
The demonstration attracts support from Donald Trump Jr. and some Fox News personalities.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Virginia Republicans push for changes in marijuana law
At least eight bills call for amendments to the 2021 statute that legalized adult possession of up to an ounce and aimed for retail sales to begin in 2024.
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Supreme Court opening may draw Democrats together
As usual, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona will be the center of attention.
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House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors from 7 states
The panel is demanding information and testimony from 14 people who it says allegedly met and submitted false Electoral College certificates falsely declaring Trump the winner in their states.
Posted inElections, Nation & World
Pennsylvania court strikes down mail-in voting law
Just over 2.5 million Pennsylvania residents voted by mail in 2020′s presidential election, most of them Democrats.