If approved, donations from individuals and businesses would be capped at $5,000 in a calendar year in Maine. But the law would likely be challenged in court and, potentially, give the U.S. Supreme Court another chance to weigh in on campaign finance reform.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues over Maine ban on collecting presidential nomination signatures at polls during primary
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said that doing so would violate state law, and the ban applies to all presidential candidates. Kennedy’s campaign claims the ban violates his constitutional rights.
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Tensions rise as Legislature prepares to debate gun safety in wake of Lewiston shooting
A partisan fight over the hearing process for Gov. Janet Mills’ proposal to expand background checks on firearm sales and increase access to crisis mental health care suggests a bipartisan compromise may be elusive even after the mass shooting.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Biden calls Putin ‘crazy SOB’ and takes aim at Trump during fundraiser for 2024 election
Putin called Biden’s remarks ‘an absolutely adequate reaction’ to his earlier statement that Russia would prefer to see Biden win a second term as a more experienced and predictable politician than Trump.
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New York AG says she’ll seize Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debt
The former president’s ability to pay his mounting legal debts is increasingly murky after back-to-back courtroom losses.
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Biden says too many Americans are saddled with school debt as he cancels federal loans for 153,000
The administration began sending email notifications on Wednesday to some of the borrowers who will benefit from what the White House has called the SAVE program.
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Maine attorney general’s office could get dedicated civil rights unit
A bill sponsored by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross would create a dedicated unit to investigate complaints and establish a panel to ensure best practices are followed.
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Critics blast Republican bill targeting foreign nationals as ‘blatantly racist’
Rep. John Andrews, R-Paris, is proposing a state-level anti-racketeering law and a prohibition against certain foreign nationals purchasing property in Maine in response to illegal marijuana growing operations.
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Dozens of Maine lawmakers call on Cabela’s, Kittery Trading Post to stop selling military-style rifles
The letters referencing the semi-automatic weapons commonly referred to as assault rifles were spearheaded by Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach.
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Ban on paramilitary training camps barely clears first hurdle in Maine House vote
The bill passed the Democratic-controlled House 66-60 with 6 Democrats joining unified opposition from Republicans and 24 lawmakers absent.