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Gov. Janet Mills said early Thursday that she plans to sign the $430 million budget into law.
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The case centers on a payment made to porn actor Stormy Daniels to prevent her claims of a sexual encounter with the former president from becoming public shortly before the 2016 election.
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Both chambers of the Maine Legislature voted to add $60 million in storm relief into the budget proposal, but the Senate also added $7 million in additional spending on other items.
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A dozen House members reversed themselves from an April 9 vote that rejected changes in environmental rules, in order to allow an offshore wind terminal to be built.
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In the wake of the state's deadliest mass shooting, the Legislature did pass other sweeping reforms, including a 72-hour waiting period for most gun purchases and a ban on bump stocks.
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The effort is nationwide, and in February, a federal appeals court ruled that Maine had to release its voter rolls to the Public Interest Legal Foundation.
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The state's business leaders fiercely opposed the restrictions they said would have limited their ability to target ads to potential customers.
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The Republican speaker is expected to start a dayslong push to vote on 3 funding packages for Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific, as well as a several other foreign policy proposals in a 4th bill.
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Four U.S. senators offer framework to guard against 'bad actors looking to cause harm.'
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The governor sent a letter to lawmakers outlining a path forward on two of the most significant items still before the Legislature, which is scheduled to adjourn Wednesday.
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A law signed by Gov. Janet Mills allows the public to access records about hazardous materials moving along Maine tracks, but only after a derailment or spill.
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The legislation aims to regulate the collection, use, processing, transfer, sale and deletion of non-publicly available personal data. Business groups say the bill would detach Maine's businesses from the global online marketplace.
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The speaker is considering a complicated approach that would break apart the Senate's $95 billion aid package – for separate votes on Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region.
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While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under the rules of impeachment once the charges are walked across the Capitol, Democrats are expected to try to dismiss or table the charges.
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The bill had been rejected in the House and Senate, but Sen. Mattie Daughtry asked that it be reconsidered Tuesday. It passed in the Senate only to fail again hours later in the House.
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The House voted in support of a bill that would give the team a tax credit of up to $133,000 per year, or $2 million total, over 15 years for upgrades at Hadlock Field.
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Maine's 2nd District congressman says the USPS' plan, which includes shifting some mail processing operations from Hampden to Scarborough, would be detrimental to reliable mail delivery.
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Both proposals also received initial support from the Senate last week and now head to another round of votes in each chamber.
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In the latest vote, the House stripped the bill's emergency status, meaning that the $60 million in funding wouldn't be available for 90 days, delaying repairs to areas of Maine's working waterfront that were damaged by winter storms.
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The high court case focuses on whether the anti-obstruction provision of a law that was enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp. can be used against Jan. 6 defendants.
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In the 1st District Republican primary, whose winner will challenge Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat, Austin Theriault holds a big fundraising lead.
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A federal appeals court found that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools.
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It's the first of Trump's 4 criminal cases to go to trial and may be the only one that could reach a verdict before the November election.
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Still, half of Americans would consider Trump unfit to serve as president if he is convicted.
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The House rejected the measure last week and will now reconsider the Senate version, which would exempt sand dunes from environmental protection in a bid to advance Maine's drive to generate offshore wind.
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The House voted 62-78 Monday against a bill that would provide up to $2 million in income tax credits to upgrade the facility.
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The bill now requires second votes in both the House and Senate before it heads to Gov. Mills' desk.
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The proposal now faces votes in the full House and Senate. If it passes unchanged, Gov. Janet Mills' spokesperson says she would not veto it.
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Gov. Mills allowed the proposal, in which Maine joins 16 other states and the District of Columbia in changing how it allocates Electoral College votes, to become law without her signature.
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Many key bills, including the supplemental budget, remain on the table. But lawmakers don't appear poised to call for a special session to give themselves more time.
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A conviction would force the U.S. legal system to wrestle with unprecedented questions.
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While Trump, who did not participate in debates for the Republican nomination, has indicated a willingness to take on his 2020 rival, the Democratic president has not committed to debating him again.
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Amid biting criticism for the department's failings before the tragedy on Oct. 25, incumbent Sheriff Joel Merry and Sgt. Aaron Skolfield forge ahead.
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When he announced his non-endorsement of Trump, Pence pledged not to reveal his vote in November, beyond promising that he would never vote for Biden.
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In Georgia, Democrat Shea Roberts first ran for the state House in 2018 but lost to Republican Deborah Silcox. In 2020, Roberts shared her abortion story while running once again and won.
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The fixes would restore pension tax breaks for retirees, boost pay for ed techs and increase support for dairy farmers, Senate President Troy Jackson said.
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The Senate took up 5 bills that would put stricter gun laws in place and passed 4 of them.
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Donald Trump flashed some criticism over efforts to oust the speaker calling it 'unfortunate,' saying there are 'much bigger problems' right now.
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'It's a win-win-win,' said Rep. Traci Gere, D-Kennebunkport, who sponsored the bill to allow 3 vacant court buildings to be turned into apartments.
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The law allows the attorney general’s office to file for a court injunction to stop the activity and penalize anyone breaking the law with a Class D crime, which is punishable by fines of $500 to $1,000 and up to a year in jail.
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A Senate version of a bill to ban tobacco sales within 300 feet of a school would allow existing, licensed stores to keep tobacco sales.
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Mike Johnson is set to travel to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club to meet with him and has been consulting him in recent weeks on the Ukraine funding to gain his support – or at least prevent him from openly opposing the package.
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The bill, sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, cleared the House of Representatives last night by a 4-vote margin, with at least 6 Democrats joining Republicans in opposition.
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Both the House and Senate this week passed a bill that lowers state income taxes for low- and middle-wage earners.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told lawmakers he detected 'an undercurrecnt of self-doubt' among Americans about the U.S. role in the world.
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The bill still needs to pass a second round of votes in both chambers and be approved for funding by the Legislature's appropriations committee before going to Gov. Janet Mills.
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Gov. Janet Mills also has asked Senate President Troy Jackson to hold a floor vote on a $60 million proposal to rebuild storm-damaged coastal infrastructure.
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House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross requires Reps. Michael Lemelin and Shelley Rudnicki to read a formal apology on the House floor before restoring their right to speak during floor debates.
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The fight is over a newly revived 1864 Arizona law criminalizing abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman's life is at risk.
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The legislation to shield providers of legally protected abortion and gender-affirming care from hostile, out-of-state litigation faces more votes in both chambers before going to the governor.
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The move is criticized by union leaders and opposed by Sen. Susan Colllins and Rep. Jared Golden, who plans to introduce legislation freezing the consolidation mail processing centers nationwide.
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L.D. 1929 received initial approval from the House of Representatives and Senate this week, but could face opposition from the Mills administration, which filed testimony against the bill last session.
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Speaking in Atlanta ahead of a fundraiser, Trump renewed his criticism of Biden's reaction to the Israel-Hamas war.