President Biden is trying to regain a sense of optimism after his administration has endured a rough week.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Politics
Clerks seek to shift municipal campaign finance filings to Maine Ethics Commission
Municipal officers say the state agency has the expertise to deal with reports required for local political campaigns.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine considers new screening to protect babies’ health
A bill introduced Wednesday would require screening for cytomegalovirus, which can cause long-term hearing loss, developmental delay, vision loss and seizures.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Russia is preparing a pretext for Ukraine invasion, White House says
The Biden administration says Russia has dispatched operatives trained in urban warfare who could use explosives to carry out acts of sabotage against Russia’s own proxy forces – blaming the acts on Ukraine.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation / World, Politics
Michigan attorney general asks feds to investigate fake Republican electors
Dana Nessel alleges a ‘coordinated effort’ among Republican parties in several 2020 battleground states to push so-called alternate slates of electors with fake documents.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Biden all but concedes defeat on voting rights bill’s chances
Democrats have still pledged to force a public showdown over the bill on the Senate floor, which could stretch for days and carry echoes of civil rights battles a generation ago that led to some of the most famous filibusters in Senate history.
Posted inElections, Nation / World, Politics
Republicans threaten to boycott commission’s presidential debates
The televised events provide voters with their only opportunity to see the candidates appear side-by-side, and force those running to weigh in on a wide variety of domestic and foreign policy topics.
Posted inElections, Nation / World, Politics
King says supporting voter rights bill is most important vote he’ll ever take
Maine’s independent U.S. senator has been campaigning hard on behalf of sweeping voting and elections legislation that he says is necessary to protect the nation’s democracy.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Democrats switch strategy on voting rights bill as Biden pushes action
Senate Democrats may launch debate short of assurance of a vote in order to force a public showdown over the key party priority.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Harsher punishment sought for those who threaten election workers in Maine
Municipal clerks who administer elections say they’ve noticed an increase in anger among voters, and state officials cite at least two threats to election workers since the 2020 presidential election.