Les Otten was one of five residents of Dixville Notch who voted in the presidential primary Tuesday.
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Democrats tout health care bills aimed at cost control, billing transparency
Among the measures, one would cap the monthly cost of insulin, and another would prohibit surprise emergency room bills.
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In 2015 audio, Bloomberg advocated targeting minorities for arrest
Bloomberg launched his Democratic presidential bid late last year with an apology for his support for the policy.
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Sanders wins New Hampshire primary as Buttigieg, Klobuchar take lead among moderates
Weak finishes deal a blow to the prospects of Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren.
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House votes to sustain governor’s veto of sports betting bill
The vote Tuesday, which closes the door for now on legalized sports betting in Maine, comes a week after the state Senate voted to override the governor’s veto.
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Maine lawmakers seek to change law that lets police conceal use of high-tech surveillance
Two Democrats push for transparency after the Maine Sunday Telegram reports that Maine State Police will neither confirm nor deny the use facial recognition scans and other tools.
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In midnight primary vote, Dixville Notch goes for Bloomberg
The former New York City mayor got 3 of the tiny town’s 5 votes – and he wasn’t even on the ballot.
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Barr: Justice Dept. is collecting Ukraine data from Giuliani
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has gathered information in Ukraine allegedly concerning the president’s Democratic rival Joe Biden and Biden’s son, Hunter.
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Conservative PAC’s chief says he’d fear for Romney’s safety, excludes him from event
The suggestion of potential violence by Matt Schlapp of CPAC stuck out even in an onslaught of criticism of the Utah senator who was the lone Republican to vote to convict President Trump in his impeachment trial.
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Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal seeks big cuts to domestic programs
He also proposes again to slash funding for overseas military operations to save $567 billion over 10 years but adds $1.5 trillion over the same time frame to make his 2017 tax cuts permanent law.