The Legislature soon will decide whether to override Gov. Janet Mill’s veto of a bill to legalize sports betting, and proponents are pointing to New Hampshire, which launched sports betting on Jan. 1.
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Stacey Abrams, rising star in national Democratic Party, is coming to Portland
Abrams will speak at the University of New England on Jan. 22.
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Mills to point out her priorities in State of the State adress Jan. 21
Maine’s governor will highlight the achievements of her administration in 2019 and is expected to talk about the challenges facing the state and goals for 2020.
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Panelist Abby Huntsman says she’s leaving ‘The View’
Huntsman says she’ll help run her father’s campaign for governor of Utah.
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Cory Booker ends presidential bid after polling, money struggles
His departure now leaves a field that was once the most diverse in history with just one remaining African American candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.
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Esper says he’s seen no hard evidence embassies under threat
The defense secretary says the administration’s offer to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran without precondition ‘still stands.’
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Trump, Pelosi square off ahead of impeachment trial
The president says both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff should testify.
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Collins’ decisions on over 600 federal judges have helped shape the nation’s courts
A Maine Sunday Telegram analysis shows that Maine’s Republican senator approved almost every federal judge she’s voted on, regardless of party. But an increasingly partisan Washington has intensified the scrutiny.
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‘Putin’s favorite congressman’ moves to Maine
Dana Rohrabacher, who once arm-wrestled the now-Russian president and represented Orange County, Calif., for 30 years in the U.S. House, now lives in York.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the Senate passed a resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis.