Here are the basics about the delegate selection process that you should know as the primary campaign gets underway.
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Trump suggests he’d expand military deployment within the U.S. if he returns to office
A law first crafted in the nation’s infancy would give Trump as commander in chief almost unfettered power to do so, military and legal experts say.
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Maine expects $265 million budget surplus over 2 years
The stronger-than-expected revenue forecast – including a $139 million surplus in this fiscal year – is driven primarily by consumer spending, sales tax growth and income tax returns.
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Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president as it looks to stop Trump
A former United Nations ambassador, Haley will now have access to the network’s influential donors and organizational heft.
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More than 37% of eligible Maine voters cast ballots in Nov. 7 election
The fall ballot did not include any statewide or national races, which typically draw more voters to the polls.
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Hunter Biden willing to testify in public hearing before House panel
The Republican chairman, however, says he wants a closed-door session, not a public hearing.
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Trump says he will renew efforts to replace ‘Obamacare’ if he wins a second term
Democratic President Biden’s campaign cast his comments as another ‘extremist’ proposal from the Republican frontrunner.
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A small-town Alabama paper broke news. Local authorities went after the reporter and publisher.
The incident is one of a recent string of crackdowns on the press, and even though most recent cases have been dismissed or dropped, such actions could deter other reporters from pursuing important stories.
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Biden says he’s helped lower inflation as he hosts first meeting of his new supply chain council
The president used the council meeting to announce 30 actions to improve access to medicine and needed economic data as well as other programs tied to the production and shipment of goods.
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Maine providers push back on proposal to require testing of medical cannabis products
The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy says a recent study found 45% of 127 medical cannabis samples failed testing that is mandatory for the recreational market.