The bill – expected to be signed by Gov. Mills – is one of the most controversial to move through the Legislature in recent years.
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Bill to make MaineCare cover abortions headed for passage after close vote in Senate
Gov. Mills is expected to sign the measure, which the House passed last week.
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Mills amends budget to include 33 more caseworkers to protect vulnerable kids
The state’s system for protecting children has come under fire since two young girls died in 2017 and 2018.
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Barr picks U.S. attorney to review origins of Mueller investigation
The attorney general chooses John Durham, the U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, who has been tapped by previous attorneys general for other high-profile roles.
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Before Trump’s purge at DHS, top officials challenged plan for mass family arrests
The administration wanted to target the crush of families that had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border after the president’s failed ‘zero tolerance’ push in early 2018, current and former officials say.
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Biden says he’s open to breaking up Facebook
The former vice president, during a visit to New Hampshire, says dismantling large technology companies is ‘something we should take a really hard look at.’
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Maine police say bill that would prohibit profiling goes too far
Law enforcement officials say profiling is unacceptable but object to the costs of a measure to mandate training and require police to collect data and investigate complaints.
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Activists mark Mother’s Day with rally protesting immigration policies
In concert with other rallies being staged in the U.S., activists gathered at Head of Falls in Waterville to protest the separation of children from their parents at the southern border and their detention in holding facilities.
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Waterville voter challenge cost city nearly $31,000
The cost does not include the time and hours spent by city staff going through thousands of emails requested by those challenging the voter eligibility of Colby College students and faculty.
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Risky politics? Trump wields his tariffs as a weapon at home
The Republican president is showing little regard for the political risks – or his party’s traditional embrace of free trade – as he stakes out his position on an issue that could define the 2020 presidential contest as much as any other.