The win of former Vice President Joe Biden in the South Carolina Democratic primary set off a cascade of events that carried him to a consolidation of support for Super Tuesday.
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CMP private investigator tailed anti-corridor petitioners
Opponents of a proposed transmission line accuse a PAC funded by the utility of conducting an ‘outrageous intimidation campaign,’ but Clean Energy Matters contends that petition-drive workers violated state law.
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House passes bill to include liquefied propane in Dig Safe laws
The Senate is expected to take it up for final time next week.
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Schumer: I ‘shouldn’t have used the words I did’ about 2 justices
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he was referring to political consequences, not physical threats, when he said 2 Supreme Court justices would ‘pay the price’ for their decisions on an abortion case now before the court.
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Warren ends 2020 presidential bid after Super Tuesday rout
Disappointed in her Super Tuesday finish, the Massachusetts senator dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Thursday.
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Biden, Sanders crossed old political boundaries in Maine’s Democratic primary
Voting results defied conventional geographic and demographic divisions among the state’s Democrats, who reacted to a winnowing of the field in recent days.
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Critics of Sen. Collins’ Kavanaugh vote watching Supreme Court abortion case from Louisiana
The first major abortion case to come before the court since Brett Kavanaugh was seated has renewed criticism of Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to confirm him.
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Opponents of CMP power line have enough signatures for referendum, secretary of state says
However, legal experts say the proposal is unprecedented and would challenge the independence of the Public Utilities Commission, probably prompting a legal battle.
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Congress strikes deal to restore low-income heating assistance funds
Maine’s congressional delegation criticized the proposed diversion of $37.4 million in LIHEAP funding to pay for the federal coronavirus response.
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Lewiston officials apologize for election day woes
The city received multiple complaints Tuesday as residents heading to the polls had to compete for parking with those attending high school hockey playoff games.