Convictions for minor marijuana possession that is no longer illegal would be sealed from the public and others, and that’s drawing opposition from public access advocates.
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Sen. King joins request to rescind ban on seasonal, employer-sponsored visas
They include H-1B visas, widely used by major American and Indian technology company workers and their families, H-2B visas for nonagricultural seasonal workers, J-1 visas for cultural exchanges and L-1 visas for key employees of multinational corporations.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bill to lower Maine’s voting age to 16 faces ‘steep hill’
Passage is unlikely, in part because the change requires a constitutional amendment, but advocates contend a debate over lowering the voting age would be beneficial.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Homeland Security head spars with Congress over border surge
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas repeatedly deflected Republicans who sought to cast the situation along the U.S.-Mexico border as out of control.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine homeowners seek more time to sue over chemical contamination
‘Everything has been taken away, and there’s nothing that we did,’ said one Fairfield homeowner whose land and water are contaminated by the ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Block a bill? Biden wants old-school Senate filibusters
Requiring a ‘talking filibuster’ would force senators opposing a bill to make their case, rather than simply signal objections, but it could also grind the chamber to a halt.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Capitol Police chief still on sidelines, 2 months after social media posts surfaced
State officials say they are still reviewing whether Chief Russell Gauvin violated state policy with Facebook posts that, among other things, questioned the validity of the presidential election.
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McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster
The Senate minority leader says past partisan gridlock would look like ‘child’s play’ compared to what’s to come.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Putin approved operations to help Trump against Biden, U.S. reports
American intelligence finds no evidence that foreign actors disrupted the 2020 vote, though Russia and Iran sought to influence the outcome.
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Sen. Collins joins senators who want to stop ineligible people from buying guns
The proposal would require U.S. authorities to notify state and local enforcement within a day when an ineligible person lies on a background check and attempts to buy a gun.