But critics say the more than $1 million used to fund the Maine Information and Analysis Center would be better used for other programs.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Legislation would allow unenrolled voters to cast ballots in Maine party primaries
The bill is one of several that would increase voter participation in primaries or streamline the balloting process by rescheduling the newly created presidential primary from March to June.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
Biden to tap Trump foes for immigration posts amid border surge
Biden has selected Chris Magnus, the police chief from Tucson, Ariz., to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmaker criticized for racist email
Rep. Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea, referred to COVID-19 as the ‘China virus’ in an email to an Asian-American resident, and downplayed the disease’s seriousness.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Trump’s power to shape national debate wanes
Since he was barred from Twitter and other platforms, he can no longer speak directly to large swaths of his audience.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Finance commissioner details breakdowns, rising cost of state’s payroll software system
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee is considering whether to open an investigation into a technology upgrade that has cost the state more than $34 million to date and is years behind schedule.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Private sales emerge as obstacle to Senate action on guns
The dispute has been one of several hurdles in the renewed push for gun-control legislation, despite wide support for extending background checks.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Golden recalls Jan. 6 Capitol attack and what he saw during wars overseas
The U.S. Marine veteran and 2nd District congressman said he was sad and unsettled by the invasion.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Jared Golden: A gridlock-prone Congress should heed Maine’s ‘independent spirit’
The Lewiston Democrat said the country needs to put aside partisanship and focus on getting things done.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Gaetz associate may strike plea deal with prosecutors in sex trafficking case
Joel Greenberg, the former tax collector for Seminole County, Fla., had first been charged last summer in an indictment that prosecutors repeatedly superseded to add charges of sex trafficking of a minor.