The ACLU says the president’s move will likely be found unconstitutional.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine bill would help veterans discharged because of sexual orientation
The measure calls for Maine’s Bureau of Veterans Services to provide state benefits to veterans who received other-than-honorable discharges before the federal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law was repealed in 2011.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Jacksonville’s Republican mayor backs sheriff’s concerns about virus safety during convention
Republican Sheriff Mike Williams called planning for event security is “past the point of no return.”
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Republicans split as next virus aid package could swell past $1 trillion
Republicans promise a new round of direct payments to earners below a certain income level, and President Trump insists on a payroll tax holiday for workers.
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics
Freeport brewery cancels Trump campaign event, saying it was misled
The owners of Stars and Stripes Brewery say they did not know an event scheduled at their business Wednesday was for the president’s reelection campaign.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens
President Donald Trump acknowledged a ‘big flareup’ in COVID-19 cases.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics, Times Record
Lisbon’s Dale Crafts wins Republican congressional primary
President Donald Trump told candidate he’s coming to Maine to campaign with Crafts.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics, Times Record
Lisbon’s Dale Crafts wins Republican congressional primary
President Donald Trump told candidate he’s coming to Maine before Election to campaign with Crafts.
Posted inPolitics
He’s back: Trump to re-up virus briefings amid lagging polls
The president hasn’t appeared behind the podium to address the pandemic since late April.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
State plans to finish ranked-choice voting count in congressional primary on Tuesday
An outside group that analyzed election numbers says Dale Crafts of Lisbon likely got 58% of the Republican primary votes in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.