But they stress that the Islamic State remains a threat and the U.S. must continue to combat violent extremism.
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Gov. Mills creates new group to try to stop elder abuse
Her executive order will create an Elder Justice Coordinating Partnership.
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Out-of-state donors flood Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race
In a campaign that could decide control of the Senate in 2020, they make the vast majority of $200-plus donations to Susan Collins and Sara Gideon.
Posted inPerspective, Politics
At least five House Democrats called Bill Clinton’s impeachment a ‘lynching’ in 1998
At least five House Democrats compared the impeachment proceedings of President Bill Clinton to a “lynching” or to a “lynch mob” in 1998. The comments came to light after President Trump on Tuesday compared the impeachment inquiry to a “lynching.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Politics
Election 2019: Auburn City Council Ward 5
Leroy Walker is running unopposed for re-election.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Election 2019: Auburn School Committee Ward 5
VICTORIA LANGELIER Occupation: Programs director, (Sgt.) Androscoggin County Jail Education: 2003 Edward Little High School graduate, graduate of Basic Corrections at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy (MCJA), certified instructor for MCJA, certified field training officer, and certified first aid and CPR instructor Family: I live with my husband and two children. Political experience: Absolutely none. […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Company with ties to Trump’s brother awarded $33 million U.S. contract
A rival bidder filed a complaint alleging that the Reston, Va., company failed to disclose Robert S. Trump’s connection.
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Democrats hopeful as they bring campaigns for U.S. Senate to rural Sangerville Grange
SANGERVILLE — For a few hours recently, the 115-year-old East Sangerville Grange Hall, one of those classic white clapboard New England structures, stood at the center of what may prove the most important U.S. Senate race in the nation. That mid-October Saturday night marked the first time each of the Maine Democratic Party’s Senate contenders gathered […]
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Election 2019: Auburn School Committee Ward 4
BRIAN JAMES BELKNAP Occupation: Staff software engineer Education: Bachelor of Science in Accounting Information Systems and Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology from Virginia Tech. Graduate of Wiscasset High School. Family: Wife, Valerie, of 12 years, and twin girls in second grade at Fairview Elementary School Political experience: Current Ward 4 representative to the […]
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Sen. Collins among 3 Republicans who haven’t signed on to impeachment resolution
The Maine senator has shied away from commenting on impeachment, noting that she would be a juror if the House sends articles of impeachment for trial in the Senate.