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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Maine lawmakers discussing whether budget committee will meet again to fund more bills
The committee is estimated to have as much as $11 million that still could be allocated, but it's unclear if it will meet again and if lawmakers could then act on the bills that get approved.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature
The bill now goes to President Biden, who has backed the TikTok proposal and has said he will sign the bill as soon as he gets it.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting
Members of the public who oppose the bill harangued Republican lawmakers after the vote, leading House Speaker Cameron Sexton to order the galleries cleared.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Gov. Mills vetoes 3 bills, including measure to set minimum wage for farmworkers
The House and Senate will come back to vote on any vetoes, which require two-thirds support to overturn.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Gov. Mills signs bill protecting providers of abortion and gender-affirming care
The proposal drew significant debate in the Legislature this session as well as opposition from out-of-state Republican attorneys general who called it 'constitutionally defective.'
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Judge conducts hearing on whether to hold Trump in contempt for social media posts
Prosecutors called the messages a 'deliberate flouting' of the court’s prohibition and requested a $1,000 fine for each one.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
David Pecker is the first witness in Trump's historic hush money trial in Manhattan, where he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with payments meant to prevent harmful stories from surfacing.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Proposal for separate child welfare department dies after Maine House fails to take action
The measure passed the Senate in a bipartisan 22-8 vote but was never taken up in the House. 'We could have at least had the conversation,' said the bill's sponsor.
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PublishedApril 22, 2024
Gov. Mills signs $430 million supplemental budget into law
The budget bill includes funding for storm relief, investments in affordable and emergency housing, a new minimum wage for education technicians and school support staff, and more.
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PublishedApril 22, 2024
Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
The opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, and how the defense plans to fight the charges on multiple fronts
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