Gov. Janet Mills also nominated two Superior Court judges. All the nominees must be confirmed by the Maine Senate.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Winner of $400M border wall contract: ‘a gung-ho, smart guy’
The driving force behind a North Dakota company that won a $400 million contract to build part of the border wall is described as a “go-getter” and a “gung-ho, smart guy” by people who know him
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
McConnell and Pelosi give no signs of budging on impeachment
Congress convenes for a new session with the Senate deadlocked over President Trump’s trial.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine’s members of Congress fear killing of Iranian general puts Americans in greater danger
All four acknowledge that Gen. Qassem Soleimani was ‘evil’ but worry about the effect his killing will have on Americans’ strategic interests and safety.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Warren, Klobuchar end 2019 lagging top rivals in fundraising
Sanders, Buttigieg and Biden out-raised both Kolbuchar and Warren in the third quarter of 2019.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Former Gov. Paul LePage really did move to Florida
The two-term Republican governor registered to vote in Ormond Beach, where he bought a house in 2018 while in office.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Scarborough teachers rally for contract; Bernie Sanders sends letter of support
Working without a contract since September, Scarborough teachers are pushing for improved working conditions that school officials say are ‘good-faith disagreements.’
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Sanders and Trump surge, Biden rebounds in fundraising race
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders shows that a recent heart attack hasn’t slowed him as primary voting looms.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Marianne Williamson lays off 2020 Democratic presidential campaign staff
Nevertheless, the best-selling author and spiritual guru is pushing ahead with her presidential bid, a former adviser confirms.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Former Google exec now running for Senate in Maine decries company’s ‘greed, corruption’
Democrat Ross LaJeunesse of Biddeford says the company didn’t live up to its motto: Don’t be evil.