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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Economic tremors hit at crucial moment for Biden policy agenda
Advisers close to the Biden administration describe the new combination of issues as a key test of its commitment to major economic policy change.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Committee unanimously endorses bill requiring disclosure of ‘forever chemicals’ in products
Lawmakers in both parties embraced the bill on the same day Gov. Janet Mills proposed spending an additional $40 million to address PFAS contamination in Maine.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Gov. Mills proposes $187 million increase in school funding in updated state budget
The plan would fund education at the voter-approved level of 55% for the first time, provide more money to cities and towns, and put a record amount in the state's 'rainy day' fund.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
House Republicans push Trump critic Liz Cheney from No. 3 position
The Wyoming congresswoman defiantly insists she’ll keep trying to wrench the party away from the former president and his 'destructive lies.'
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Republican lawmaker barred from inviting guests into State House
Rep. Shelley Rudnicki of Fairfield had brought in a camera operator and an activist who questions the effectiveness of vaccines and suggests they could be used to implant microchips in people.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
McConnell leads Republicans in assault on Democrats’ voting rights bill
States including Georgia, Florida, Arizona and Texas are pushing bills restricting voting, spurred by former President Trump’s false claims about election fraud after his 2020 loss.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Maine panel endorses bill that would prohibit firing workers without cause
The measure would end 'at-will' employment in Maine, which allows employers to terminate workers for any reason that doesn't violate anti-discrimination laws.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Lawmakers consider setting a closure date for youth prison
Advocates spoke in favor of legislation calling for the closure of the Long Creek Youth Development Center.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Maine Republicans push for 5-year ban on mandatory COVID-19 shots
Republican lawmakers based their proposal in part on the theory that coronavirus vaccines cause reproductive harm, despite no evidence that the theory has any merit.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Reversing Trump, US restores transgender health protections
The Biden administration says the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care
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