Despite glimmers of hope, President Biden said 150,000 Russian forces are now massed near Ukraine and in neighboring Belarus.
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Sara Gideon donates more leftover campaign money to nonprofits
Gideon, a Democrat, lost to Republican Sen. Susan Collins in 2020 in a race that broke state fundraising records.
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Gov. Mills unveils budget blueprint for projected $822 million surplus
The release of the supplemental budget proposal will kick off negotiations in the Legislature – a process complicated by election-year politics, with the governor’s office and the entire Legislature up for grabs.
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Two popular bills, two problems: It’s never easy in Senate
One would relieve much of the Postal Service’s debt; the other would avoid a government shutdown this weekend.
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Trump’s accountant says his financial statements aren’t reliable, severs ties
The New York attorney general says the documents regularly misstated the value of assets.
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Gov. Mills’ proposed $500 checks would reach more Mainers than previous relief payment
About 800,000 taxpayers would benefit from the proposal, including 275,000 people who were ineligible last year because they were retirees, self-employed or business owners.
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U.S. ramps up Ukraine warning, says Russia may invade any day
President Biden’s national security adviser urged all Americans in Ukraine to leave.
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Rep. Pingree submits bill to shorten asylum seekers’ wait for work authorization
The legislation, which comes as Portland sees an influx of asylum seekers, would shorten the waiting period for work eligibility to 30 days.
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Defense contractors charged with making illegal contributions to Sen. Collins’ 2020 campaign
The Collins for Senator Campaign says the indictment handed down Thursday in Washington, D.C., contains ‘no allegations of wrongdoing’ by the campaign.
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Advocates urge lawmakers to pass expanded ‘Good Samaritan’ law aimed at curbing drug deaths
Dozens of Mainers die from drug overdoses because people around them are afraid of arrest, bill supporters say, but police say it could provide blanket immunity from arrest for unrelated crimes.