The legislation is supported by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who says Maine should join 34 other states and increase transparency in elections.
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Poll finds more Americans disapprove of how Biden is handling immigration
More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Earmarks returning to Congress, where Maine’s delegation has outsize influence in the right places
The member-driven spending initiatives, with guardrails in place, could fund critical projects in Maine.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Bill would allow online voter registration in Maine by 2023
Presently, Maine voters can request an application to register online but can’t fully register electronically, unlike in 38 other states.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Local & State, Politics
More films could be made in Maine under new proposal
Promoters of a bill now before the Legislature say the state needs to offer more financial incentives aimed at attracting a steady stream of moderately priced movie and TV productions to compete with other states and create jobs.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Maine considers a new strategy in battle against opioid epidemic: decriminalization
Proposed legislation could make Maine the second state to stop arresting people for possessing small amounts of drugs such as opioids, and instead steer them toward treatment.
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Going big, Biden aims to restore faith in government
But he has to operate with a no-margin-for-error edge in fiercely partisan Washington.
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Gaetz sex probe suddenly threatens a speedy Washington rise
The 38-year-old unblushing defender of Donald Trump is facing a possible abrupt end to his once promising career because of a federal sex-trafficking investigation.
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Few Republicans rush to defend Rep. Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe
The scrutiny of the conservative Florida Republican stems from the Trump-era Justice Department’s investigation into a Gaetz political ally, who was indicted last year and has pleaded not guilty to a number of federal crimes.
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Biden names ‘jobs Cabinet’ to sell infrastructure plan as Republicans resist
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell vows to fight the president’s $2.3 trillion proposal ‘every step of the way.’