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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
National Archives asks for probe into Trump’s handling of White House records
The referral to the Justice Department comes after officials remove 15 boxes of material from Mar-a-Lago and Trump hands over other records that had been torn up.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Gov. Mills’ State of the State address to focus on pandemic response, budget surplus
The high-profile speech comes as Mainers grow weary of pandemic restrictions and as Mills and her party hope to retain control of the Blaine House and both chambers of the Legislature in November's elections.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Maine lawmakers consider bill to end solitary confinement
A legislative committee is considering a bill that would end the use of solitary confinement in prisons
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Lawmakers look at easing limits on number of clean needles Maine exchanges can give out
A record 636 people in Maine died from drug overdoses last year.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Supreme Court’s Alabama ruling sparks alarm over voting rights
A lower court ruled the state must draw new congressional districts to increase Black voting power, a decision the high court has now put on hold. The move all but ensures Alabama will continue to send mostly white Republicans to Washington after midterms.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
House approves bill easing budget strains on Postal Service
Without congressional action, agency officials say it will run out of cash in two years.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Lawmakers say no to bill legalizing psilocybin-assisted therapy in Maine
The Health and Human Services Committee voted 8-3 against legalizing medical use of the psychedelic compound contained in 'magic mushrooms,' even after the bill's sponsor offered to amend it to simply study the issue and possibly offer it as palliative care.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Capitol riot not ‘legitimate political discourse,’ Maine Republicans say
But congressional hopefuls Bruce Poliquin and Liz Caruso stop short of saying Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Sen. McConnell rebukes Republican National Committee, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
Maine Sen. Susan Collins said that the rioters who 'broke windows and breached the Capitol were not engaged in legitimate political discourse, and to say otherwise is absurd.'
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
Legislative panel endorses bills to strengthen election protections
One bill would enhance protections for election officials and the other would clarify the chain of custody for ballots and voting machines.
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