Among other legislation, the House passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, to impose sanctions on Chinese individuals found responsible for human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China.
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Mills administration may steer COVID-19 funds to schools, public health
Finance Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa says the administration has no firm plans for the $1.25 billion in federal relief and is considering future needs. Some lawmakers want to use the money to support businesses affected by the pandemic.
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Biden to address Maine Democrats in remote rally, with convention canceled
The Maine Democratic Party will hold an online rally and remote voting this weekend in lieu of its traditional in-person convention.
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Will mail-in voting turn Election Day into Election Week?
Officials warn that it may take days to count what they expect will be a surge of ballots.
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State finance commissioner to update lawmakers on pandemic’s impact
The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee wants to learn what the Mills administration plans to do with $1.25 billion in federal aid that has so far gone unspent.
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House casts first-ever remote vote as Republicans wage constitutional challenge
The new system of remote voting by proxy was pushed forward by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fellow Democratic leaders this month as a temporary measure.
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Biden calls Trump a ‘fool’ for mocking masks during pandemic
The former vice presidents say the president is politicizing the issue and ‘it’s stoking deaths.’
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U.S. Senate candidate complains that pandemic politics are unfair
U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond has 2,500 of the 4,000 voter signatures she needs to get on the ballot, but securing the rest in a time of social distancing will be tricky.
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North Carolina says Republicans need safety plan with ‘several scenarios’ for convention
North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen requested a written COVID-19 safety plan Monday from the CEO of the Republican National Convention.
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Federal judge rules Florida can’t stop poor felons from voting
A law passed last year requires felons to pay all fines and other legal financial obligations before their sentences can be considered served.