State lawmakers shelve bipartisan efforts to revisit the law governing how cities and towns recoup back taxes from the elderly.
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Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization, says he’s owed money
President Trump’s former attorney is seeking $1.9 million.
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort gets nearly 4 years in prison for tax and bank fraud
Manafort, who is 69, asked the judge for mercy, and the judge expressed some sympathy for him.
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Michael Cohen sought Trump pardon, attorney says
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, said under oath he never asked for, and would not accept, a pardon from Trump.
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Out of the shadows: Loyal money man swept into Trump probes
Allen Weisselberg’s knowledge of nearly every penny taken in and spent by the Trump Organization for decades has thrust him into the middle of the sprawling federal probes and congressional investigations of Trump’s family business.
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Ahead of court ruling, Census Bureau seeks citizenship data
The Department of Homeland Security will provide private information about non-citizens that the bureau doesn’t collect on citizens.
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Planned rebuke of Rep. Omar divides Democrats
A closed meeting becomes contentious as some of her supporters complain they were left out of the loop.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Unable to afford diabetes care, Lewiston mother tells Senate committee about her frequent 911 calls
Michelle Dehetre tells the Senate Aging Committee, chaired by Sen. Susan Collins, that she can’t afford the blood sugar monitor and diabetes drugs she needs.
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Full Maine Legislature to consider bill to require paid sick leave
The measure supported by Democrats would require businesses with five or more workers to offer paid sick days to employees who have been employed for at least 13 weeks.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Politics
Bill to require all Maine police to wear body cameras ignites debate
Supporters say Sen. Susan Deschambault’s bill would promote transparency, but critics raise concerns about how much it would cost and whether it could lead to invasion of privacy.