The bill would tighten asylum access, increase U.S. Border Patrol agents and asylum officers, detain and deport more immigrants and restrict migrant releases into the U.S.
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Trump brags about efforts to stymie border talks: ‘Please blame it on me’
The former president and GOP front-runner acknowledged political motivations in seeking to block a border bill as President Biden seeks emergency authority to rein in a record surge of unauthorized border crossings.
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Lawmakers considering proposal for state board to permit affordable housing
The bill from Rep. Traci Gere, D-Kennebunkport, would give developers proposing affordable housing in areas identified for growth an alternative pathway to having their projects approved.
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Lawmakers considering rewrite of voter-approved right to repair law
Right to repair advocates are concerned that the bill would gut the core tenets of the existing law, but legislators are concerned that the law puts consumers and their privacy at risk.
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Teamsters to meet with Trump, some members are furious
The meeting with Donald Trump is the second this month for Teamsters President Sean O’Brien.
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Gov. Mills set to deliver ‘novel’ State of the State address next week
She plans to submit her budget and policy priorities to lawmakers in writing and use her televised address Tuesday night to talk about ‘a period of extraordinary challenge for our state,’ including the Lewiston shooting and a series of devastating storms.
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Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Trump as ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’
The measure would have further solidified Trump’s control of the party and its operation at a time when Nikki Haley is still competing for the GOP nomination.
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Collins, King optimistic Senate will pass border deal over Trump opposition
Sen. Susan Collins believes the pressure to reach an agreement is going to be greater than the former president’s effort to derail a deal so he can campaign on immigration.
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National gun safety group focuses on reforms in Maine
Everytown for Gun Safety is joining with Moms Demand Action and a Maine state senator to push for significant reforms in Maine to prevent more violence like the mass shooting in Lewiston.
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Trump, Biden pivot quickly to a 2024 campaign that many voters dread
Nikki Haley is vowing to stay in the race, but the leading candidates are already launching the machinery to pummel each other over the next 9 months.