Republicans say race was not taken into account; opponents disagree – in federal lawsuits.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Trump loyalist takes aim at Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd District
Sean Joyce of Newburgh hopes to snatch the Republican nomination from Bruce Poliquin in what has become a three-way congressional primary.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Billionaire tax takes shape, faces critics, as Biden pushes for budget deal
Resolving the revenue side is key as the Democrats scale back what had been a $3.5 trillion plan, insisting all the new spending will be fully funded.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden, key senators huddle as Democrats drive toward budget deal
The White House said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., came to Biden’s home in Wilmington, where he was spending the weekend, but did not immediately provide a statement detailing what was discussed.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House has passed the Free Veterans from Fees Act, to waive special use permit fees for military veterans events at war memorials on federal land in the Washington, D.C., area.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
GOP trying to use voters to push election reforms in unlikely states
Republicans in at least four states where Democrats control the governor’s office, the legislature or both are pursuing statewide ballot initiatives or veto-proof proposals to enact voter ID restrictions and other changes to election law
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Deadline slips, but Pelosi says deal on Biden package ‘very possible’
Sticking points appear to include proposed corporate tax hikes to help finance the plan and an effort to lower prescription drug costs that has raised concerns from the pharmaceutical industry.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Rudy Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes
Jurors find Lev Parnas guilty of using a corporate entity to funnel illegal donations to Republican political committees and using money from a Russian financier to make illegal donations to U.S. politicians.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Wisconsin audit finds elections are ‘safe and secure’
A key Republican legislative leader says the nonpartisan audit shows that the state’s elections are “safe and secure.”
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Rep. Golden gives Maine lawmakers his views on Biden’s $3.5 trillion bill
Golden’s letter to leaders of the Maine Legislature clarifies his views on the budget considered crucial to advancing President Biden’s agenda.