Independent Sen. Angus King detailed his opposition to Trump’s tax cuts and spending package on Wednesday, while Republican Sen. Susan Collins has expressed concerns about certain provisions.
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Maine lawmakers approve funding for reproductive care, homeless shelters on final day of session
The Legislature also passed a bill banning untraceable ‘ghost guns’ and sustained the 5 vetoes Gov. Janet Mills has issued so far this year.
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Maine House votes to restore Rep. Laurel Libby’s speaking privileges
She had been censured for posting a photo of a transgender high school athlete on social media.
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Sen. Susan Collins presses Trump’s budget director over foreign aid cuts
Russell Vought appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday to field questions about the Trump administration’s request to cut $9.4 billion from the current budget for foreign aid and public broadcasting through what is called a rescission package.
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Zohran Mamdani, a front-runner to be NYC’s mayor, is a Bowdoin College alum
Mamdani, who graduated from Bowdoin in 2014 with a degree in Africana studies, declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.
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Maine joins lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in Trump administration funding cuts
The lawsuit argues the Trump administration has used the clause as the basis of a ‘slash-and-burn campaign’ to cut federal grants.
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Maine lawmakers advance additional spending bills
Many of the bills advanced by the budget committee either had nominal costs or had their funding reduced, as nearly 300 bills, totalling more than $2 billion in spending over 2 years, competed for only $5 million funding.
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Lawmakers OK additional $3M for reproductive health care
The additional funding approved by the Legislature’s budget committee still needs to be supported by the Senate and signed by Gov. Mills.
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Sen. King calls for investigation into canceled contracts impacting veterans
King and Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut are asking the VA Office of Inspector General to look into the Trump administration’s cancellation of hundreds of contracts.