The lawsuit cites challenges to piping plovers in Rhode Island, orcas in Washington state and tortoises in the Mojave Desert in Nevada.
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Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Strimling leads money race as Portland’s mayoral election gets more expensive
Three candidates have already raised more than $300,000 – a record – and spent more that $173,000 seeking Portland’s top elective office.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Senate passes measure to block Trump on military base project cuts
The House is likely to pass the measure too, but Trump will likely veto it.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Washington plunges into Trump impeachment investigation
President Donald Trump repeatedly pushed Ukraine’s president to open a corruption investigation into Joe Biden.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump tweets with fury, says impeachment push helps him
President Donald Trump says impeachment push could be a political plus for him but tweets with fury as Democrats decide to move ahead with their effort
Posted inNation & World, Politics
What impeachment means and how the process works
If the House of Representatives votes to impeach a president, a trial is then held in the Senate.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine’s congressional delegation reacts along party lines to impeachment inquiry
Sen. Collins declines to comment because an impeachment inquiry could result in a trial in the Senate, while Reps. Pingree and Golden, and Sen. King say the president has crossed a line if a whistleblower’s accusations are true.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Jared Golden stops shy of calling for impeachment inquiry into President Trump
Maine’s 2nd District Democrat says Trump puts political gain over national interests with push for Ukraine to investigate a rival’s son.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump confirms he ordered aid to Ukraine frozen days before phone call
The president has denied that the aid freeze was tied to any request for help in procuring damaging information about Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Retired Air Force general joins race for U.S. Senate in Maine
Jon Treacy, an Oxford County Democrat, is a 34-year veteran of the Marines and Air National Guard who becomes the fourth declared candidate in the party’s Senate primary.