The indictment includes 37 counts, including willful retention of national defense information, obstruction, and false statements, that taken together could result in a yearslong prison sentence.
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Mills announces plan to add 140 treatment beds to combat ongoing opioid crisis
The $6 million investment is the latest effort to reverse an epidemic that claimed a record 716 lives just last year.
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Trump indicted in classified documents case in a historic first for a former president
The indictment arises from a monthslong investigation into whether he broke the law by holding onto hundreds of classified documents at his Palm Beach property, Mar-a-Lago.
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Biden condemns wave of state laws restricting LGBTQ+ rights, says ‘these are our kids’
The Human Rights Campaign marked June’s Pride Month by declaring a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ individuals in the United States.
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Senate advances bill to partially decriminalize prostitution
Gov. Janet Mills has yet to announce a stance on the bill that would eliminate the crime of engaging in prostitution but maintain penalties for those who solicit sex workers.
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Wilton elections include two selectpersons and one school director
The Regional School Unit 9 budget will also be decided Tuesday.
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Senate wants Maine voters to decide whether to change the state flag
The bill would replace the current flag with the state flag used from 1901 to 1909, which features a pine tree in the center of a white field and a blue star in the upper left corner.
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Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted for years as recipes for fraud
It marks a notable shift from the party’s rhetoric since 2020 when then-President Donald Trump was routinely sowing doubt about mail voting and encouraging voters to wait and vote in person.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act
Because of the ruling, new maps are likely in Alabama and Louisiana that could allow Democratic-leaning Black voters to elect their preferred candidates in 2 more congressional districts.
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House Republicans pull back contempt charge against FBI director over Biden doc
A contempt resolution against Christopher Wray has been removed after an accommodation was made to will allow the full House Oversight Committee access to the document, which alleges a bribery scheme Biden and a foreign national.