The SAFE Banking Act, already approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, would open the door for the hemp and cannabis industries to access financial services that are open to other legal businesses.
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White House officials with front-row seats describe efforts to push Ukraine
The president insists he has not been damaged by testimony detailing efforts by him and his administration to pressure Ukraine to announce a probe of the Bidens.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Pence files Trump’s paperwork for the New Hampshire primary
The president is likely to face at least three Republican challengers on the ballot in the Granite State.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
The words Trump had to hear: ‘Investigations, Biden and Clinton’
House investigators release a new transcript in their impeachment inquiry of the president.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Michael Bloomberg opens door to 2020 presidential campaign
The billionaire former mayor of New York City is concerned that the current field of Democratic candidates is ill equipped to defeat President Trump, an adviser says.
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Bolton a no-show at impeachment panel; Pence aide appears
Jennifer Williams, a career foreign service officer detailed to the vice president’s office, listened in on a July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine’s president.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Write-in candidate wins South Portland school board seat
Michael Faulkingham, a registered voter and resident of District 2, received the most votes in a race that drew no official candidates.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Libertarians sue Maine secretary of state for decertifying their party
The party failed to turn out 10,000 voters in the 2018 election, the minimum for party status under state law.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Buttigieg’s campaign bus stopping in Portland
The ‘Pete for America bus’ will arrive Thursday evening at Monument Square, but the South Bend, Ind., mayor won’t be on it.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News, Politics
On the day after, Portland’s mayor-elect reflects on a win that surprised even herself
Kate Snyder says in a Q&A with the Portland Press Herald that she’s already making plans to meet with city councilors and the city manager to begin the transition to her new full-time job.