Some towns reported higher than normal voter turnout for a year with no state or federal positions to be determined.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Republicans push back on employer vaccine mandate in some states
Republican governors, lawmakers and attorneys general already are forming a wall of opposition to President Joe Biden’s plan to require vaccinations or COVID-19 testing at all private employers of 100 workers or more.
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Biden’s big bill on brink of House votes, but talks drag on
The chamber prepared for votes now likely on Friday, and White House officials worked the phones to lock in support for the president’s signature proposal.
Posted inElections, Food & Dining, Maine, News, Politics
Maine’s passage of ‘right to food’ amendment stirs celebration, worry
While supporters are pleased, opponents fear the nation’s first constitutional amendment for food rights will lead to legal battles.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden says Virginia race wasn’t blowback against him
In Virginia’s governor’s race, Democrat Terry McAuliffe lost to first-time Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin in a state that Biden won by 10 percentage points a year ago.
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Murphy ekes out win in N.J.; GOP’s Youngkin upsets in Virginia
Elsewhere Tuesday, some of the nation’s largest cities held mayoral contests, and Minneapolis voters rejected a ballot initiative that sought to overhaul policing in their city.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
More than 400,000 Mainers voted in statewide referendums and local races
While official results are not yet available, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Maine had strong voter turnout, and absentee ballot use, for an off-year, referendum-only election.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Politics
Boston elects first woman and Asian American as mayor
Michelle Wu’s victory marks a turning point for the city, which had chosen only white men as mayor before her.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, Politics
Voters say ‘yes’ to early closing time for Miami Beach bars
The referendum was held Tuesday in response to increasingly raucous crowds and public drinking in the South Beach entertainment district.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Saucier unseats Donahue in Pittsfield Town Council race
In the town’s one contested race, Eric Saucier won the District 4 council seat over Heather Donahue, who’s the town’s mayor.