Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will face Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke after voters in Texas opened what could be a lengthy, bruising primary season
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Ukrainian woman from Maine joins Rep. Pingree as virtual guest for State of the Union address
Acknowledging the escalating war in Ukraine, Rep. Chellie Pingree honored a Ukrainian-American woman from Old Orchard Beach as her virtual guest to Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
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In State of the Union, Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation and COVID
The president highlighted the bravery of Ukrainian defenders and the commitment of a newly reinvigorated Western alliance, but warned that without consequences, Putin’s aggression won’t end with Ukraine.
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Gov. Mills proposes bigger refunds to taxpayers as state budget surplus grows
Gov. Janet Mills proposes using half of a $411 million projected rise in the state’s revenue surplus to increase direct payments to taxpayers from $500 to $750.
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Biden’s Supreme Court choice has had the support of both Maine senators
Both Susan Collins and Angus King voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Court of Appeals last year.
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Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
He delivers on a campaign promise to appoint a Black woman and to further diversify the justices.
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Biden hits Russia with new sanctions, says Putin ‘chose’ war
The United States and its allies will block assets of 4 large Russian banks, impose export controls and sanction oligarchs.
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Farmers urge passage of bill to stop agricultural use of PFAS-laden sludge
One says at a news conference Wednesday that his family is ‘teetering on the edge of losing everything’ because of PFAS contamination.
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Senate vote falls 1 short of threshold to send equal rights amendment to voters
Senators voted 22-12 in support Wednesday, just shy of the two-thirds majority that would be needed in upcoming votes to put the question on a statewide ballot.
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House approves climate science training funds for Maine teachers
The $3 million state grant program would encourage school districts to partner with community nonprofits to build climate science training plans for teachers.