An initial 116-18 vote shows bipartisan support for aid to the industry in complying with new federal requirements meant to protect right whales.
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation / World, News, Politics
Moldovan leaders ask Pingree and House delegation for help with refugees, defense
One of Europe’s poorest countries, parts of Moldova are within earshot of Russian shelling of Ukrainian port of Odessa.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Election 2022, Franklin, Local & State, Oxford Hills
Assistant District Attorney Neil McLean Jr. announces run for district attorney
The Republican is the only official candidate for the position on the ballot for the June primary.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers approve extending to-go alcohol sales until 2025
The state Senate passed a bill this week that would allow restaurants and bars to offer alcoholic beverages to go. It awaits the governor’s signature.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Supreme Court nominee Jackson defends record on 3rd day of confirmation hearings
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the third Black justice, after Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, and the sixth woman.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation / World, News, Politics
Rep. Pingree meets with Romanian leader on Ukrainian humanitarian crisis
The U.N. estimates that Romania has taken in about 543,000 of the nearly 4 million refugees who have fled the Russian invasion.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine House advances bill to allow ranked-choice voting in communities statewide
The bill would allow all of Maine’s communities, whether they have official charters or not, to establish ranked-choice voting.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Biden to announce new Russia sanctions while in Brussels
Biden is traveling to Brussels and Poland to press for continued unity among Western allies as Russia presses on with its brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Supreme Court nominee Jackson pushes back on Republican critics, defends record
Facing senators’ questions for the first time, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is forcefully defending her record as a federal judge.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Republicans embrace inflation payments proposed by Gov. Mills, want them expedited
The move puts the party at odds with former Gov. Paul LePage, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in November and has called the proposal ‘an election-year gimmick.’