The highway budget includes a new, more sustainable revenue source to support road and bridge maintenance.
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Maine Senate rejects 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases
The Senate’s decisive vote Thursday comes 2 days after the House narrowly voted against the bill.
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Lawmakers reach deal on highway budget to avoid partial shutdown
Unanimous votes in the Senate and House would create a new revenue stream for highway projects to make it less reliant on fuel taxes and borrowing, a move that decreases the potential for a partial shutdown of state government.
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Scathing report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled U.K. Parliament over ‘partygate’
A committee of lawmakers found the former prime minister’s actions were such a flagrant violation of the rules that they warranted a 90-day suspension from Parliament. He, instead, resigned Friday.
Posted inElections, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Wilton elects Amanda Caruso to RSU 9 board
With 196 votes from Tuesday election, Amanda Caruso of Wilton will replace incumbent Irv Faunce on the RSU 9 Board of Directors. Wilton Select Board members Keith Swett and David Leavitt will remain with the board.
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Republicans embrace absentee voting as key to Maine special election win
‘The results in Maine are proof positive that focusing on pre-Election Day voting will be critical to delivering Republican victories in 2024,’ the Republican National Committee said.
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White House press secretary has violated rule against politics on the job, watchdog says
A government watchdog agency says Karine-Jean Pierre violated the Hatch Act by making frequent references to ‘MAGA Republicans’ during White House briefings.
Posted inNews, Politics, Schools & Education
$41 million budget passes in Farmington-based school district
The RSU 9 budget was approved with 867 votes.
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Democrats meet with anti-Trump conservatives to fight No Labels third-party 2024 bid
Biden allies seek to undermine the No Labels effort, which they see as a threat to the president’s reelection.
