While the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, sees the vessels as symbols of economic and environmental inequality, opponents say the ships would dock elsewhere, hurting the Maine businesses that supply and repair them.
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Debate heats up on Maine’s proposed flavored tobacco ban
Lawmakers listened to testimony during a public hearing on Thursday.
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Biden’s official entry to 2024 race shapes House and Senate fight
Biden’s formal entry into the 2024 campaign clarifies the contours of down-ballot races.
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Biden announces 2024 reelection bid: ‘Let’s finish this job’
President Biden has formally announced he’s running for reelection in 2024.
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Bill would have state environmental officials give priority to marginalized communities when deciding policy
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.