The Texas bar association is looking into whether Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed efforts to overturn the presidential election amounted to professional misconduct.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Rep. Golden helps negotiate bipartisan $1.25 trillion House infrastructure proposal
The proposal by the Problem Solvers Caucus comes a day after talks between President Biden and Senate Republicans collapsed.
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Kennebec Journal area June 8 election roundup
Unofficial results reported by municipal clerks from Tuesday’s voting.
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Morning Sentinel area June 8 election roundup
Unofficial results reported by municipal clerks from Tuesday’s poll votes.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
For infrastructure deal, Biden eyes ‘multiple paths forward’
The president has started new talks with a bipartisan group of 10 senators working on a deal and welcomed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan effort from a group in the House.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Open primaries bill clears both Maine House and Senate
The House voted 92-52 to support allowing unenrolled voters to vote in a party’s primary without having to register in that party.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Proposal to extend passenger rail into Androscoggin County picks up steam among state legislators
Bills to fund studies of service to Lewiston, Bangor and more are moving toward approval and could lay groundwork for federal aid down the tracks.
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Senate passes bill to invest in U.S. tech industry, counter rivals
The 68-32 vote for the bill demonstrates how confronting China economically is an issue that unites both parties in Congress.
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Biden ends Republican infrastructure talks, starts bipartisan push
The breakdown comes as the 2 sides fail to broker the divide over the scope of the president’s sweeping infrastructure investment and how to pay for it.
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NRA’s gun rights message not slowed by legal, money troubles
The durable clout of the National Rifle Association shows how difficult it is to claw back control from a lobbying powerhouse that has deep roots in the American political system.