The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee votes 7-5 against a bill that originally aimed to prohibit COVID-19 vaccination mandates for five years.
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Committee’s party-line endorsement of equal rights amendment makes passage appear doubtful
Unified opposition by the Judiciary Committee’s five Republican members is a bad sign for supporters because the proposal needs votes from two-thirds of the Legislature to advance.
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Collins helps block voting rights bill as King says U.S. democracy could collapse without it
Maine’s senators took starkly opposed positions in a fiery late-night debate and vote Wednesday.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Georgia prosecutor asks for special grand jury to probe possible election interference
In her request, a district attorney cites ‘a reasonable probability’ that the state’s administration of elections in 2020 was subject to ‘possible criminal disruptions.’
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Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka Trump
The House panel says the former president’s daughter was in direct contact with her father during key moments on the day his supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to halt the congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential win.
Posted inElections, Local Government, News
Nomination papers ready for town, school and water district offices
A total of six positions are up for election April 26.
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Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents
The documents include presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts, and handwritten notes on Jan. 6 from the files of former chief of staff Mark Meadows.
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Biden says nation weary from COVID but touts progress in year in office
In a press conference the president claims to have ‘probably outperformed what anybody thought would happen’ in a country still coping with the coronavirus.
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With voting rights bill doomed, King and Collins work to safeguard electoral vote counting
Legal experts say ambiguities in the 1887 Electoral Count Act need correcting to prevent future attempts to overturn presidential elections.
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Voting bill collapses, with Democrats unable to change filibuster rules
The rules change meant to allow Democrats to approve the bill with a simple majority was also headed toward defeat, with Biden unable to persuade two holdout senators in his own party.