A group seeks to limit the number of passengers from cruise ships to no more than 1,000 per day.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Georgia prosecutor asks for special grand jury to probe possible election interference
In her request, a district attorney cites ‘a reasonable probability’ that the state’s administration of elections in 2020 was subject to ‘possible criminal disruptions.’
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Advocates of consumer-owned power utility running out of time for 2022 ballot
Organizers won’t say yet, but there are signs that signature-gatherers won’t meet Friday’s deadline for the November ballot.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Taking a chance on democracy
Governments are experimenting with randomly selected citizen assemblies to develop public policy ideas.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Libertarians to be reenrolled, nominate candidates in Maine
A judge’s order says the state must tell Libertarians that their unenrollment after failing to have 10,000 members was unlawful and that they may rejoin.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Group tied to Trump working with Republicans to change Wisconsin election system
The measure is largely viewed as an attempt to force the state’s Democratic cities to restrict access to voting.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Rudy Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes
Jurors find Lev Parnas guilty of using a corporate entity to funnel illegal donations to Republican political committees and using money from a Russian financier to make illegal donations to U.S. politicians.
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Maine joins dozens of states to improve voter registration
Joining the nonprofit center will allow Maine to more efficiently identify people who have moved, registered elsewhere or died outside the state.
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Senate Republicans again block Democrats’ voting rights bill
The current version of the bill would establish national rules for running elections, limit partisanship in the drawing of congressional districts and force the disclosure of many anonymous donors who spend big to influence elections.