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Democrat handily wins U.S. House race in New Mexico

by SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press June 2, 2021June 2, 2021

Melanie Stansbury will replace Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, preserving an all-female House delegation for the state.

Maine House speaker will reappoint lawmakers if they mask up

by Associated Press June 1, 2021June 2, 2021

The lawmakers were removed from committee assignments last week after they flouted rules enacted by legislative leaders by entering the State House without masks.

Elections, Maine, News, Politics

Bill to open primaries in Maine gains support from Olympia Snowe

by Scott Thistle June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers and former lawmakers seeking to open Maine’s party primaries to unenrolled voters.

Maine, News, Politics

Legislative committee supports nominee to be Maine’s chief justice

by Megan Gray June 1, 2021June 2, 2021

The full Maine Senate is expected to confirm Valeria Stanfill in the coming days.

Nation & World, Politics

Texas Capitol walkout by Democrats blocks restrictive voting law

by PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press May 31, 2021

Republicans are forced to abandon for now an elections overhaul crammed with previously unseen restrictions.

Maine, News, Politics

Legislature returns to State House for final push on key bills Tuesday

by Scott Thistle May 31, 2021May 30, 2021

After being away since March 2020, lawmakers will be back in the Capitol to finish their work on dozens of bills, including a supplemental state budget package that adds $187 million to public school funding.

Nation & World, Politics

White House gives GOP one week to reach deal on infrastructure

by HOPE YEN Associated Press May 30, 2021

Republican senators last week outlined a $928 billion proposal as a counteroffer to President Biden’s $1.7 trillion plan.

Nation & World, New England, News, Politics

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

by Targeted News Service May 30, 2021May 29, 2021

Among other legislation, the Senate passed the COVID-19 Origin Act, to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19.