Two Republican-backed bills are similar to legislation being pushed by conservatives in at least 30 other states.
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In GOP stronghold, Biden pushes for his infrastructure plan
He’s proposing to pay for it by undoing the 2017 Trump tax cuts and raising the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Republican voting law that critics call ‘un-American’
In an extraordinary move, DeSantis, widely viewed as a potential presidential candidate, staged his bill-signing live on the Fox & Friends show, with no other media outlets allowed.
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‘Guilt by Accusation’ bill defeated in Judiciary Committee
The act would have forced media outlets to cover the outcomes of court proceedings with the same weight and on the same page as the original crime story, and remove mugshots from articles in certain cases, or face civil penalties.
Posted inNation / World, New England, News, Politics
‘Anxious to see you:’ JFK letters to Swedish lover go up for auction
John F. Kennedy met Gunilla von Post several weeks before he married Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953.
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Panel endorses bill to have voters elect Maine attorney general, other officers
Maine is one of the few states in which legislators, rather than voters, choose the attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer.
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Liz Cheney’s party leadership in peril as Trump endorses a loyalist replacement
A closed-door showdown vote by House Republicans on Liz Cheney’s fate and her replacement, likely by New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, is possible next week.
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Judge orders Justice Department to release memo on Trump obstruction
The document was prepared for then-Attorney General William Barr before he announced his conclusion that the president had not obstructed justice during the Russia investigation.
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Liz Cheney could be ‘toast’ in fight with Trump over Republican Party’s future
Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy wants his party to stand with Donald Trump, despite Trump’s false claims that he won the election that he clearly lost, and McCarthy appears willing to turn against the party’s No. 3 leader.
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Bills on tribal sovereignty issue likely delayed until next year
Leaders of tribal nations in Maine say the state has failed to recognize their sovereignty and want an overhaul of the landmark 1980 agreement with the state.