Final votes are expected Tuesday, and the bill would then go to the House.
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Senate Democrats unveil $3.5 trillion budget for social, climate efforts
The blueprint bears the imprint of Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
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Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage
As many as 20 Republicans are expected to join Democrats in what would be a big a vote on final passage.
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Penobscot County official urged to resign, after arrest on child porn charge
John Hiatt, a member of the Republican State Committee, was already charged with stalking and harassing women before his arrest this week.
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Lawmakers give Gov. Andrew Cuomo deadline in impeachment probe
Findings from an independent investigation overseen by state Attorney General Letitia James released earlier this week said Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women.
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Infrastructure deal includes $1.9 billion for Maine transportation, broadband
The $1 trillion compromise Senate bill includes money for the state and potentially even more in competitive grants, according to a White House estimate.
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Lindsay Graham says he told Trump to ‘speak up’ on COVID vaccines
Graham said he had tested positive days after gathering with a handful of Senate colleagues on Sen. Joe Manchin’s houseboat.
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Bruce Poliquin’s bid for his old position fascinates Maine politics professors
Several keen observers said Jared Golden may be stronger than Republicans think — and Poliquin may face trouble in a primary.
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Bruce Poliquin seeks to reclaim his old seat in Congress
The two-term Republican hopes to knock out the Lewiston Democrat, who beat him in 2018, in next year’s U.S. House race in Maine’s 2nd District.
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Sen. Collins, colleagues behind bipartisan public works bill show off their work
Susan Collins says that the $65 billion for broadband means that some people in Maine would get access to the internet for the first time.