On a 10-2 vote, the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee endorsed a bill that would prohibit jailing suspects who can’t pay bail on most misdemeanor charges.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Committee recommends energy and utility attorney nominated to the PUC
Patrick Scully represented a range of companies and industries before the Maine Public Utilities Commission, a record of experience that was problematic for Republicans.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden rebuffs latest Republican infrastructure offer, citing broader goals
After the release of a modest May jobs report, the president made the case for his robust investment package to push the economy past the COVID-19 crisis and downturn, and into a new era.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
After 2-year battle, House panel interviews Trump counsel
The House Judiciary Committee will question former White House counsel Don McGahn behind closed doors on Friday.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Politics
Pence talks of Jan. 6 events during visit to New Hampshire
The former vice president says he’s not sure he and former President Trump will ‘ever see eye to eye on that day.’
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s grip on Republican Party sparks fears about democratic process
Many Republicans, led by Donald Trump, are continuing to question the validity of the 2020 election, and critics say that denial shows how the party is increasingly open to bucking democratic norms.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine Senate votes to create separate child welfare agency
The proposal, which faces further votes in the Legislature, is a response to concerns that reforms are not happening quickly enough after several high-profile child-abuse deaths.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Senate confirms Valerie Stanfill as Maine’s chief justice
Justice Stanfill will succeed former Chief Justice Leigh Saufley, who stepped down last year to become dean of the University of Maine School of Law.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Maine House and Senate advance bill to expand dental coverage under MaineCare
Maine is one of only 10 states that do not cover preventive and restorative dental care under their Medicaid programs.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Oakland Republican jumps into 2nd Congressional District race
Michael Perkins hopes to unseat two-term U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Lewiston Democrat, in the 2022 political contest.