Aiming to protect wildlife from latex litter, environmentalists urge the Legislature to bar people from intentionally releasing balloons.
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Legislature passes $8.3 billion state budget over Republicans’ objections
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says she will sign the measure. Republicans say the bill was rushed, lacked their support and signals an end to bipartisan cooperation.
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Biden announces diverse first slate of judicial nominees
The president’s list would put three Black women on federal courts of appeals, a pathway to the Supreme Court.
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New lawsuit challenges Georgia’s Republican-backed election law
A group of organizations including the Georgia NAACP have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the new law that, among other things, allows the Republican-controlled State Election Board to remove and replace county election officials.
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Lawmakers consider bills to curtail Mills’ powers during state of emergency
Republican lawmakers have submitted 14 bills that would change Maine’s Constitution or laws that allow a governor to declare a state of emergency.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Proposed ballot initiative to block non-citizens from voting falls short
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office says the initiative, inspired by debate in Portland about allowing non-citizens to vote in city elections, did not have enough valid signatures.
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Maine Republicans reject censure of Collins over Trump impeachment vote
By a vote of 41-19, state party leaders decided not to formally rebuke Maine’s senior senator.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats assail Georgia law, argue for overhaul of U.S. elections
President Biden and his party are seeking to nationalize the debate as they battle a Republican-led state-by-state movement to curb access to the ballot.
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Legislation should require closure of Maine’s youth prison, advocates say
A bill would gradually reduce the number of young people held at the Long Creek Youth Development Center, without setting a date to close it.
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Attorney for arrested Georgia lawmaker calls charges ‘overreach’
Rep. Park Cannon, an Atlanta Democrat, said she wanted to witness Gov. Brian Kemp sign a law that places new restrictions on voting by mail and gives lawmakers more power to oversee elections.