This comes a week after her comments questioning U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar over her wearing a Muslim head covering.
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Presidential candidate John Hickenlooper got his start volunteering in Maine
The ‘pimply kid’ who helped build a Maine school is now in the national spotlight.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate also passed a resolution that would void the national emergency concerning security on the border with Mexico that President Trump declared on Feb. 15.
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Trump issues first veto, targeting congressional rejection of his border emergency declaration
Congress does not have the votes to overturn Trump’s veto, and he quickly uses the issue to try to raise money for his re-election.
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Mayor Nick Isgro criticized for anti-immigrant tweets from Maine Republican account
In a series of tweets late Thursday night the state party took aim at migrants and the city, falsely connecting immigrants to outbreaks of infectious diseases.
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Dozens weigh in on whether to study greenhouse gas impact of CMP power line
Supporters are skeptical that Central Maine Power’s proposal for a 145-mile transmission line connecting Quebec with Massachusetts will reduce emissions of gases tied to climate change.
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Rick Gates, former Trump aide, continues to cooperate with Mueller
Rick Gates, along with Paul Manafort, was one of the defendants publicly charged in the Mueller investigation.
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Panel rejects Maine bill to require labels for foods made with nanotechnology
Technologists and members of the Maine food industry cautioned that requiring such a label could make the state an exception in a country where no such labels exist.
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Seasonal gas tax targeting tourists in Maine may be a tough sell
A Gorham lawmaker’s bill would increase the tax 23% between June and November, but tourism officials warn it might keep visitors away.
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Patients ask Legislature to restrict insurers’ control over medications
But an insurance industry representative argues that a bill to regulate ‘step therapy’ would favor ‘costlier, but no more therapeutically effective, brand name drugs.’