Historically Black schools are also in the spotlight as the U.S. grapples with racism and systemic inequality in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Kamala Harris’ rapid rise driven by call to action
Her path path toward the vice presidency tracks the nation’s ongoing struggle for racial equality.
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Coronavirus upends conventions, changes TV coverage
Gone will be the images of packed convention hall floors with news anchors ensconced above them.
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Mills considers safeguards for absentee voting, after warning letter from postal service
The governor and other top state officials are considering a range of options for ensuring that Maine’s absentee voting system works smoothly this fall, as the postal service warns states of potential mail delays.
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Mills announces changes to top legal position
Derek Langhauser plans to step down as the governor’s chief legal counsel and DEP Commissioner Jerry Reid will take over the position.
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Trump dodges question on QAnon conspiracy theory
The president has retweeted QAnon-promoting accounts, and shirts and hats with QAnon symbols and slogans are not uncommon at his rallies.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Maine’s ranked-choice voting law
The decision comes 2 days after Maine’s secretary of state affirmed his earlier ruling that the Maine Republican Party did not gather enough valid signatures to force a people’s veto of the law.
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Major U.S. postal workers union endorses Biden for president
The move comes after President Trump acknowledged he was starving the postal service of money to make it more difficult to vote by mail.
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Maine among 46 states warned that voters could be disenfranchised by delayed mail-in ballots
The letters from the U.S. Postal Service sketch a grim possibility for the tens of millions of Americans who are eligible for mail-in ballots this fall.
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Democrats tested in first party convention of pandemic era
Joe Biden is poised to unveil his vision for the modern-day Democratic Party in the presidential nominating convention next week.