According to an analysis by CQ/Roll Call, Maine is set to receive the most Senate funding for earmarks of any state in Fiscal Year 2024 – $602 million – even though the state’s population ranks 41st.
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Special counsel got search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump’s account, documents say
A judge levied a $350,000 fine on Twitter for missing the deadline to comply, according to court documents released Wednesday.
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Opponents of Maine law expanding abortion access won’t try to overturn it at ballot box
Wednesday was the deadline for initiating a so-called people’s veto initiative. Opponents say they will instead focus on electing anti-abortion lawmakers in 2024.
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Bernie Kerik, who advised Giuliani after Trump’s 2020 election loss, meets with Jack Smith’s team
Kerik’s attorney said his client sat down with officials from the government for about 5 hours for a discussion centered around the efforts of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to overturn Trump’s loss.
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Widow of former U.S. Senate candidate sues campaign manager over crypto investment
Max Linn made an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in 2020. His widow says his campaign manager conned him out of more than $225,000 before Linn died in December 2021.
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DeSantis replaces campaign manager as he resets his faltering 2024 presidential bid
The changes come after DeSantis made 2 big staff cuts in the past few weeks, laying off about a third of his staff in late July as the campaign faced financial trouble.
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Ohio voters reject Republican-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
Interest in the special election was intense, with nearly 700,000 early in-person and mail ballots ahead of Tuesday, more than double the number of advance votes in a typical primary.
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DeSantis finally acknowledges the truth about Trump’s 2020 election lies: ‘Of course he lost’
Federal and state election officials and Trump’s own attorney general said there was no credible evidence the election’s outcome was affected by fraud.
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School board member’s resignation adds to tumult for York County school district
Jameson Davis, who ran unopposed last year for the RSU 21 seat, announced she was stepping down in a full-page ad in her local paper, saying the board is too focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
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South Portland native writes about life before and after becoming ‘Bernie’s Mitten Maker’
Jen Ellis, who lives in Vermont, gained fame in 2021 when Bernie Sanders wore her mittens at the presidential inauguration. She’ll speak about her book, ‘Bernie’s Mitten Maker,’ on Wednesday at Longfellow Books in Portland.