A bill that would have prohibited use of hand-held phones in parking lots now attempts only to clarify fines and other mistakes in the existing law.
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House upholds veto of bill to let candidates put their nicknames on ballot
Rep. ‘Billy Bob’ Faulkingham, the bill’s sponsor, says many voters in his district wouldn’t recognize his given name.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
As trial gets underway, Sen. Collins plays role in having rules follow 1999 precedent
Maine’s senior senator joined a group of Republicans who pressured Sen. Mitch McConnell to change his proposed impeachment rules, then voted along party lines against a Democratic motion to subpoena documents and witnesses.
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McConnell eases impeachment rules, under pressure from Republicans including Collins
As the trial goes deep into the night, Republicans reject Democratic efforts to subpoena documents, including from the White House and the State Department.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Planned Parenthood endorses Gideon over Sen. Collins for Senate
Planned Parenthood says Collins ‘turned her back’ on women, citing her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Times Record
Bill aims to avert large fines in Maine’s hands-free cellphone law
In addition to clarifying that the fine for a first offense is $50, not $170, the bill would make it illegal to use a handheld cellphone while driving through a parking lot.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s lawyers in impeachment trial urge dismissal, say he did ‘nothing wrong’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s organizing resolution, circulated late Monday afternoon, offers each side 24 hours to make opening arguments starting Wednesday.
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Schiff accuses NSA, CIA of withholding documents on Ukraine
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says ‘they appear to be succumbing to pressure from the administration.’
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump defenders push ‘no crime’ as Democrats seek removal
President Trump’s defenders are arguing that his pressure on Ukraine broke no U.S. law, and so wasn’t impeachable in the first place.
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Read Sen. Collins’ statement on impeachment trial process
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins released this statement Thursday on the impeachment trial process: There has been a lot of mischaracterization and misunderstanding about my position on the process the Senate should follow for the impeachment trial. Rather than have my position relayed through the interpretation of others, I wanted to state it directly: 1. From […]