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Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage
As many as 20 Republicans are expected to join Democrats in what would be a big a vote on final passage.
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Bruce Poliquin lost his congressional race in 2018, but still insists he was the real victor
The former U.S. Representative maintains that he was the real winner of the nation’s first-ever ranked-choice voting race for the U.S. House.
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Meghan McCain makes low-key exit from ‘The View’
ABC has not said who will replace her in the show’s ‘conservative’ chair.
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Lawmakers give Gov. Andrew Cuomo deadline in impeachment probe
Findings from an independent investigation overseen by state Attorney General Letitia James released earlier this week said Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Infrastructure deal includes $1.9 billion for Maine transportation, broadband
The $1 trillion compromise Senate bill includes money for the state and potentially even more in competitive grants, according to a White House estimate.
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Lindsay Graham says he told Trump to ‘speak up’ on COVID vaccines
Graham said he had tested positive days after gathering with a handful of Senate colleagues on Sen. Joe Manchin’s houseboat.
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Bruce Poliquin’s bid for his old position fascinates Maine politics professors
Several keen observers said Jared Golden may be stronger than Republicans think — and Poliquin may face trouble in a primary.
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Majority of Assembly would back Cuomo’s impeachment if he doesn’t quit
At least 40 of the 83 members who say they are ready to start proceedings are Democrats.
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Bruce Poliquin seeks to reclaim his old seat in Congress
The two-term Republican hopes to knock out the Lewiston Democrat, who beat him in 2018, in next year’s U.S. House race in Maine’s 2nd District.