In an exclusive Blaine House interview, the governor talks about her decisions on COVID-19, vetoes she’s issued and other topics as Maine gears up for 2022 gubernatorial race.
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Schumer: Senators will ‘get the job done’ on infrastructure
The bipartisan plan is big, with $550 billion in new spending over five years beyond the typical highway and public works accounts.
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State ethics panel launches probe into company that donated to Democrats
The now disbanded Alpine Initiatives LLC donated $150,000 to the Maine Democratic Party in October 2018, just 4 days after the company was registered in Maine.
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Evictions looming, Biden fails to get Congress to extend ban
More than 3.6 million Americans are at risk of eviction, as soon as Monday.
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Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan clears another Senate hurdle
Senators will return for a rare Saturday session to work on the legislation.
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Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’
Notes of the Dec. 27 call, released Friday by the House Oversight Committee, underscore the lengths to which Trump went to try to overturn the results of the election.
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Former Sen. Carl Levin, powerful voice for the military, dies at 87
Levin, first elected to the Senate in 1978, represented Michigan longer than any other senator.
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Kamala Harris releases strategy to tackle Central American migration’s root causes
The plan supports short-term relief for migration pressures like extreme weather while committing sustained attention to long-term motivations for people to leave their countries.
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Maine supreme court denies bid to split power corridor referendum into 3 questions
A state lawmaker wanted the court to order the Secretary of State’s Office to split an upcoming ballot measure challenging the NECEC project into separate questions for voters.
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Biden woos working class with new ‘buy American’ efforts
Democrats’ political prospects next year might hinge on whether the president succeeds in reinvigorating a sector that has steadily lost jobs for more than 4 decades.