House Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate President Troy Jackson suggest BIW it is not meeting job creation and wage requirements in a 2018 law, allegations that the shipyard disputes.
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McConnell says ‘no haggling’ as impeachment standoff deepens
What started as a seemingly minor delay over process and procedures is now a high-stakes showdown between the Senate majority leader and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Democrats submit bill to cut cost of primary and behavioral health care
Under the proposal by Gov. Janet Mills and top Democratic lawmakers, first visits would be free to Mainers with individual or small group Affordable Care Act coverage.
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Maine’s members of Congress concerned for safety of U.S. troops in Iraq
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, and Reps. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree also express hope that the president will use the apparent limited nature of Iran’s strike to de-escalate tensions in the region.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Sens. Collins, King object to proposed Navy shipbuilding reductions
The U.S. senators from Maine make their concerns known Tuesday in a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
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Secretary of State Pompeo won’t run for Senate
Pompeo’s decision complicates GOP chances of holding the deep red state as they battle to retain their slim Senate majority in November.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Panel recommends nearly doubling Maine governor’s ‘embarrassingly low’ salary
Maine’s governor, judges and lawmakers are paid less than their peers in nearly every other state, and the State Compensation Commission said that could keep people out of public service.
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Private attorney, Superior Court judge nominated to Maine’s top court
Gov. Janet Mills also nominated two Superior Court judges. All the nominees must be confirmed by the Maine Senate.
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Top Republican suggests changing Senate rules to begin Trump impeachment trial within days
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham’s bid, while unlikely, highlights the pressure Trump allies feel to begin the trial as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to withhold the charges against the president.
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On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
President Donald Trump is not the first American leader to have Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in his sights, but he was the first to pull the trigger