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Politics

Published
May 9, 2019

State Senate endorses bill to ban gay conversion therapy for minors

Gov. Janet Mills says she'll sign the bill if it receives final approval in both houses.
Published
May 9, 2019

Lawmakers weigh state borrowing to help college grads pay off loans

One proposal would use $250 million in bonds to forgive up to $10,000 in student loans for college graduates who agree to live and work in the state for at least five years.
Published
May 9, 2019

Coalition pushes for rollback of LePage-era tax cuts

But Gov. Janet Mills and leaders of both parties have vowed not to increase state income taxes in the next 2-year budget.
Published
May 9, 2019

Maine Senate supports studying CMP power line’s impact on climate

Supporters say the study is needed to accurately gauge how the 145-mile transmission line through western Maine would affect overall greenhouse gas emissions.
Published
May 9, 2019

‘Shoot them!’: Trump laughs off a supporter’s demand for violence against migrants

The president's joking response raised concerns that he was tacitly encouraging extrajudicial killings and brutality against asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants.

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Published
May 9, 2019

Matters of politics, race accompany Red Sox to White House today

Manager Alex Cora and nearly a dozen players are skipping the White House visit to commemorate Boston's World Series victory.
Published
May 8, 2019

Legislative committee rejects bill to allow local sales taxes

The measure to allow municipalities to collect a 1% sales tax is supported by the mayors of some of Maine's largest cities, but it faces an uncertain fate as it heads to the full Legislature for a vote.
Published
May 8, 2019

Maine House passes ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ minors

While opponents said the bill infringes on free speech and parental rights, supporters want Maine to join other states outlawing therapies aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Published
May 8, 2019

House panel votes to hold Barr in contempt as Trump asserts privilege to withhold full Mueller report

If the full House agrees with the contempt vote, it could be referred to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a Justice Department official who would be likely to defend Barr.
Published
May 8, 2019

Drugmakers will have to reveal prices in TV ads

The Trump administration has finalized regulations that will require drug companies to disclose list prices of medications costing more than $35 for a month's supply.