If governors or lawmakers want to close the door, it could hurt towns that have come to rely on young refugees to revitalize their economies.
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Group opposing Mayor Strimling’s re-election pulls ad featuring nonprofit chief
Unite Portland’s online video featured the CEO of Avesta Housing, a nonprofit that’s barred from taking part in election campaigns.
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Portland’s police and firefighters take opposing sides in race for mayor
Police officers endorse City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau, while firefighters again back incumbent Ethan Strimling, who says 31 unions are supporting his re-election.
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New Maine law to protect abuse survivors’ finances is illegal, credit agencies say in lawsuit
The agencies also challenge a new state law that limits the reporting of medical debt.
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House Democrats warn White House to expect subpoena on Ukraine
House Democrats say they will subpoena White House on Friday for documents related to President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
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Bernie Sanders undergoes surgery for artery blockage
His campaign says the Democratic presidential candidate is canceling events until ‘further notice.’
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Secretary of State confirms he was on call between Trump and Ukrainian president
The call has led the House to begin an impeachment inquiry.
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Sen. King raises new question about Trump’s telephone call to Ukraine
King says it took only about 11 minutes for members of his staff to read aloud the transcript of a call that lasted 30 minutes, raising the possibility that the transcript released by the White House doesn’t cover the entire call.
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Sanders raised $25.3 million in 3rd quarter, but Trump swamped all
Top Democratic White House hopefuls took in a collective $56 million over the last 3 months, but in a sign of what they’re up against, President Trump and his allies swamped them all by raising $125 million.
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Commission to consider raising Maine judges’ last-in-the-nation salaries
Judges’ relatively low pay will be the focus of study by a commission set up to review compensation for top state officers, including the governor.