Linda Wooten, a former Republican state committee member, is entering the U.S. Senate race as “the only pro-life candidate.”
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Governor, attorney general urge caution on changes to 1980 state-tribal agreement
Gov. Janet Mills, in particular, raised concerns that the proposed changes could end up ‘breeding confusion and extensive litigation at a time when we have finally begun to move past these.’
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Acting head of Maine emergency management nominated for the job
Peter Rogers has served as director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency since June.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pentagon slashes $3.8 billion from military so Trump can transfer it to border wall
Trump faced no consequences from Congress when making similar transfers last year, when the Pentagon canceled dozens of construction projects to free up $3.6 billion and transferred $2.5 billion in counter-drug money.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine bill would replace federal funds lost in abortion ‘gag rule’ dispute
The proposal would provide about $3 million for Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning, which lost federal Title X funding when they refused to accept restrictions on discussing abortion with their clients.
Posted inNews, Politics
Bloomberg to open campaign office in Bangor, York
The Exchange Street office, scheduled to open Saturday, comes as the Democratic candidate makes a push in Super Tuesday states.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Jittery Democrats fear fallout from Sanders atop the ticket
Many warn that a ticket headed by the self-declared socialist could be devastating to the party’s chances of winning the Senate and holding the House in November.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Times Record
Cumberland County sheriff, U.S. attorney at odds over immigration detention
U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank says law enforcement agencies in ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ are ‘imperiling the public,’ but Sheriff Kevin Joyce calls that misleading and says he won’t comply with immigration detainer requests without probable cause.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Bill to give Maine DEP more authority over ‘forever chemicals’ advances in committee
The bill is one of multiple measures that lawmakers will consider this year in response to growing concerns about PFAS contamination in Maine.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Once wary, Eric Brakey has come to embrace Donald Trump
The Republican congressional hopeful once called him “a disaster,” but now, locked in a three-way primary, views Trump as “the best president in my lifetime.”