The State and Local Government Committee endorses the bill on a party-line vote after one lawmaker testifies about run-ins with a man now charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at U.S. Capitol.
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Divided tax committee endorses surcharge bill for high-wage earners
The Legislature’s Taxation Committee voted 6-5 Tuesday to advance a bill that would tack a 3% surcharge on taxable income over $200,000.
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Bill to give Maine clerks more time to process absentee ballots is opposed by some Republicans
The measure would give town clerks more time to process absentee ballots, but vote counting would still not begin until Election Day.
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Republican Party to stay neutral should Trump seek White House again
‘I’m not telling anybody to run or not to run in 2024,’ RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says.
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Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it ‘vote of conscience’
The timing for the Senate trial, the first of a president no longer in office, has not yet been set.
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What happens next in the impeachment of President Trump?
Even if the Senate doesn’t expel the president from office, it could bar him from holding office again.
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Maine law enforcement stepping up security around State House
There will be increased security at the State House in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration as police around the nation prepare for a possible second wave of violence by President Trump’s supporters.
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Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden’s inauguration
John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson also opted not to participate in a tradition that began with George Washington.
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BIW gets another destroyer project after Congress overrides Trump’s defense bill veto
Bath Iron Works will move ahead on another destroyer after the Senate’s override of President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Maine delegation criticizes Trump for pressuring Georgia to find votes
Sen. Susan Collins reminds the president that the election is over, and Sen. Angus King says Trump’s actions ‘would make Richard Nixon blush.’