The outcomes, while hardly surprising, will offer clues about enthusiasm among base voters for the upcoming 2020 rematch that has left a majority of Americans underwhelmed.
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Maine House advances bill giving Wabanaki tribes more say over prosecution of crimes
The bill would expand tribes’ authority over certain crimes that occur on their land while the state would continue to maintain jurisdiction over the most serious offenses.
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Compromise calls for studying natural gas use in Maine, rather than restricting it
Legislation that calls for studies of natural gas use passed the House, but it was criticized by a Democrat as ‘watered down’ and a Republican who said it’s unnecessary.
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Proposal to join national popular vote movement heads for passage in Maine Legislature
The bill faces one more vote in the Maine Senate before being sent to Gov. Janet Mills, who has not weighed in on the proposal.
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Why Trump’s alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base
In a potentially worrying sign for President Biden, Donald Trump’s message appears to be resonating with key elements of the coalition that Biden will need to win over in November.
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Maine lawmakers add more environmental hurdles to a possible lithium mine
The new conditions, which would require legislative approval, would double the number of test borings required to prove the area is safe for open-air mining and cut the maximum size of the pit in half.
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Florida Supreme Court allows one of nation’s strictest abortion bans to take effect
The high court simultaneously ruled that a referendum enshrining abortion rights can go on the November ballot.
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Legislature moves to delay referendum on Maine state flag until 2026
A bill passed by both the House of Representatives and Senate would change the referendum date from this fall to November 2026 and establish a commission to assist the secretary of state in approving the design of the flag.
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Constitutional right to abortion falls short of needed support in first vote by Maine Senate
A majority of senators voted in favor of L.D. 780 and it faces more votes, but the bill failed to meet the two-thirds majority that would ultimately be needed to send the measure to voters.
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States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards
A ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the courts opened in the landmark federal law.