House Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate President Troy Jackson suggest BIW it is not meeting job creation and wage requirements in a 2018 law, allegations that the shipyard disputes.
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Mills releases bill to boost funds to Maine nursing homes
The governor had held the bill to boost pay of frontline workers over concerns that it might jeopardize federal Medicaid funding.
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Maine Compass: Nation, Republican Party should allow the impeachment process to play out
For all of us, it is vital to uphold the rule of law; for the GOP, it is critical to resolve the issue in an election year.
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Seven key questions to consider heading into tonight’s Democratic debate
Ten candidates seeking the party’s presidential nomination will again take the stage Wednesday.
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Lisa Savage: As U.S. senator, I’ll stand up to neo-McCarthyism, say ‘no’ to U.S. wars
Smear campaigns and déjà vu Russia-baiting for anyone who dares mention defense cuts won’t stop me.
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State Senate Democrats eye programs for broadband, student debt relief and more
At a town hall session in Auburn, lawmakers discussed their “Fighting for Maine” agenda and plans for the next session in Augusta.
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Democrats hopeful as they bring campaigns for U.S. Senate to rural Sangerville Grange
SANGERVILLE — For a few hours recently, the 115-year-old East Sangerville Grange Hall, one of those classic white clapboard New England structures, stood at the center of what may prove the most important U.S. Senate race in the nation. That mid-October Saturday night marked the first time each of the Maine Democratic Party’s Senate contenders gathered […]
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Gabbard fires back at Clinton suggestion she’s a favorite of Russia
In a series of tweets, the presidential candidate calls Hillary Clinton the ‘personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long.’
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With Warren’s rise, some Democrats anxious about Biden’s 2020 bid
Establishment Democrats see the Massachusetts senator as too risky in the general election but question whether the former vice president can win the nomination.
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Maine Senate Democrats will hold town halls to publicize legislative agenda
Democrats, who hold a Senate majority, say they’ll focus on health care, property taxes, energy independence and protecting workers’ rights.