Weak finishes deal a blow to the prospects of Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
House votes to sustain governor’s veto of sports betting bill
The vote Tuesday, which closes the door for now on legalized sports betting in Maine, comes a week after the state Senate voted to override the governor’s veto.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers seek to change law that lets police conceal use of high-tech surveillance
Two Democrats push for transparency after the Maine Sunday Telegram reports that Maine State Police will neither confirm nor deny the use facial recognition scans and other tools.
Posted inElections, New England, News, Politics
In midnight primary vote, Dixville Notch goes for Bloomberg
The former New York City mayor got 3 of the tiny town’s 5 votes – and he wasn’t even on the ballot.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
How crucial is New Hampshire win? It depends on whom you ask
Democratic presidential candidates took varied approaches going into New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Barr: Justice Dept. is collecting Ukraine data from Giuliani
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has gathered information in Ukraine allegedly concerning the president’s Democratic rival Joe Biden and Biden’s son, Hunter.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Joe Biden downplays New Hampshire amid last-minute pre-primary scramble
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden repeats his argument that the first 2 overwhelmingly white states in Democrats’ nominating process will not determine the nominee of a racially diverse party.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits cuts to food stamps, farmers, Medicaid
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.
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.
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.