But environmental advocates say the measure needs to go further, and business groups fear it could slow down project permitting.
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Bill would ask Mainers to specify who is protected from discrimination
A bill that would ask Maine voters to explicitly prohibit discrimination in the state constitution stirred passionate debate at the Legislature on Monday.
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Biden’s 2024 campaign has been hiding in plain sight
The contours of the 2024 campaign that the president will formally launch with a video as soon as this week will look a lot like his messaging and policy moves from the past few months.
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McCarthy says House will pass Republican debt limit bill this week
The proposal would increase the nation’s debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion, to stave off a U.S. payments default until March 31, 2024, at the latest.
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Lawmakers propose new standards for recalling local school board members
Two bills would open the door to recall elections for any reason, while a third would require misconduct such as misuse of public funds.
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Mike Lindell challenged anyone to disprove his election-fraud claims. Now the MyPillow founder owes $5 million to a Trump voter
Mike Lindell offered the money to anyone who could disprove his claim about data he said showed China manipulated the 2020 U.S. election.
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Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The justices granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone.
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Legislators consider bills to stem Maine’s shortage of educators
The Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee heard testimony on 8 bills Thursday.
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Justice John Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports
In recent weeks, news reports have focused on the purchase by a conservative donor of 3 properties belonging to Justice Clarence Thomas and his family in a transaction worth more than $100,000.
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Treasury Secretary Yellen calls for better relations between U.S. and China as tensions rise
Relations between the 2 countries have become increasingly strained after the discovery of a Chinese surveillance balloon in U.S. air space and since the Communist nation has grown its ties with Russia.