He again also proposes to slash funding for overseas military operations to save $567 billion over 10 years but adds $1.5 trillion over the same time frame to make his 2017 tax cuts permanent law.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Pharmaceutical companies fund ad campaign to support Maine’s new vaccine law
A lobbying firm is spending $476,000 for TV ads defending the law against a repeal vote on the March 3 ballot, prompting opponents of the law to say the funding is an effort by Big Pharma to control Maine’s vaccine policy.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bill targets 10 waterfront oil terminals in Maine for ‘proper closure’
Sponsored by Rep. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth, L.D. 2033 would force terminal owners to remove tanks and contamination if they shut down petroleum facilities from South Portland to Searsport.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump budget to face skepticism, be overwhelmed by politics
The president is preparing a budget that rehashes previously rejected spending cuts while leaving Social Security and Medicare benefits untouched.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Collins chose not to convict in Trump’s impeachment. Now what?
Maine’s senior senator has gone from popular to polarizing in the era of Donald Trump. How will her latest vote affect her re-election bid and her legacy?
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine gearing up for ‘Super Tuesday’ presidential primaries
After 20 years of town meeting-style caucuses, Mainers will be able to cast ballots for presidential nominees on March 3 during the single largest primary day of the 2020 elections.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-Eds, Opinion, Politics
Bill Nemitz: As Trump skates away, King warns, the Senate forever loses its balance
Maine’s junior senator decries not just a newly emboldened president, but a forever-weakened Congress.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week and Jan. 31
The House has passed the Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act, to modify and reauthorize through fiscal 2026 the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Democrats on edge after 2020 election season’s ragged launch
The turbulent start has crystallized the challenges confronting Democrats in trying to mount a challenge to an incumbent backed by a united Republican Party and fortified by a soaring economy.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Politics
Susan Collins says she doesn’t know who she’ll vote for in November
After refusing to back Donald Trump in 2016, Maine’s senior senator said Friday she hasn’t thought about whether to back him at the polls this year.