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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide
The president made his statement in the Rose Garden minutes after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of peaceful protesters in the park across the street from the White House.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Maine Republicans to make final big push to stop ranked-choice voting
The party is trying to gather enough signatures to once again get a question about the voting style on the November ballot, effectively stopping its use in the presidential election.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Mills raises security concerns about Trump’s plan to visit maker of test swabs in Maine
The governor raised issues during a conference call in which Trump berated governors, telling them to ‘dominate’ protests of racial injustice. Mills added more pointed criticism at a news conference in which she said the country needs leadership, ‘not more hatred and more division.’
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PublishedMay 29, 2020
Mills administration may steer COVID-19 funds to schools, public health
Finance Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa says the administration has no firm plans for the $1.25 billion in federal relief and is considering future needs. Some lawmakers want to use the money to support businesses affected by the pandemic.
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PublishedMay 29, 2020
Biden to address Maine Democrats in remote rally, with convention canceled
The Maine Democratic Party will hold an online rally and remote voting this weekend in lieu of its traditional in-person convention.
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PublishedMay 29, 2020
Republicans pressure North Carolina officials to confirm August convention by Wednesday
The RNC outlined a number of safety protocols it said it would invoke during the convention in Charlotte, an apparent response to the Democratic governor's request for a safety plan.
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PublishedMay 27, 2020
State finance commissioner to update lawmakers on pandemic’s impact
The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee wants to learn what the Mills administration plans to do with $1.25 billion in federal aid that has so far gone unspent.
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PublishedMay 26, 2020
U.S. Senate candidate complains that pandemic politics are unfair
U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond has 2,500 of the 4,000 voter signatures she needs to get on the ballot, but securing the rest in a time of social distancing will be tricky.
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PublishedMay 25, 2020
Memorial Day offers contrasts as Biden and Trump, with and without masks, salute war dead
The conflicting approaches to the pandemic played out across the country as the reported death toll edged closer to 100,000.
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PublishedMay 23, 2020
Jeff Sessions fires back at Trump in spat over Alabama Senate seat
The former attorney general tweets that his recusal over Robert Mueller 'was required by law.'
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