Democratic Rep. Clinton Collamore Sr. heads to court this week to face 20 counts of aggravated forgery, 11 counts of unsworn falsification and 1 count of violating the Maine Clean Election Act.
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Judge to release parts of Georgia special grand jury report into Trump’s election loss
The introduction and conclusion of the report that investigated efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his narrow 2020 election loss in Georgia will be released Thursday.
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Bill aims to further protect tenants from landlord retaliation
The legislation would protect tenants who contest rent increases because of unsafe or unhealthy living conditions, proponents say.
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Trump campaign paid researchers to prove 2020 fraud but kept findings secret
The Berkeley Research Group reportedly briefed Trump and former chief of staff Mark Meadows on the findings in a December 2020 conference call.
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New classified document found in FBI search of Pence home
The search followed the discovery last month of documents with classified markings by attorneys at the residence.
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Texas AG apologizes, settles $3 million lawsuit by former aides who reported him to FBI
Paxton called his aides ‘rogue employees’ after they accused him of misusing his office to help one of his campaign contributors, who also employed a woman with whom the attorney general acknowledged having an extramarital affair.
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Abortion pill could be pulled off market by Texas lawsuit
The FDA approved mifepristone – in combination with a second drug – in 2000 as a safe and effective method for ending a pregnancy.
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State finds $2.6 million to boost pay for lawyers who represent indigent defendants
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services says it will increase its reimbursement rate from $80 an hour to $150 an hour after state officials realized money to pay attorneys had not been carried over from an “orphaned” account it last used in 2019.
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McConnell slams Scott over plan to sunset Medicare, Social Security
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed fellow Republican Rick Scott’s plan that would require Congress to reauthorize even popular programs such as Social Security and Medicare every five years.
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Maine officials believed relief checks were tax exempt – but never asked the IRS
Lawmakers who negotiated the payments say they believed the pandemic-era aid would be tax-free, but a Maine Revenue Service official says no such assurance was made.