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Maine is among more than 20 states hoping to capitalize on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that legalized gambling on sporting events. -
If so, it would be a change from some of the contentious budget negotiations of the recent past. -
The move is the latest act of defiance in the ongoing war between the Democratic-controlled House and the president. -
The Lewiston Democrat says measures with bipartisan backing should be allowed to go to the Senate without tying them to bills the Republican Party won't support. -
He is the first Republican member of Congress to say the president 'engaged in impeachable conduct.' -
The congressman from Michigan says his conclusion is based on a reading of Mueller's 448-page report on 2016 election interference.
Follow the Money
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: See who’s contributing to the campaigns of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District candidates
Democratic challenger Jared Golden reported raising $2.7 million in the latest quarterly filing.
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: See who’s contributing to Maine’s 1st Congressional District race
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: See who’s contributing to the campaigns of Maine’s 2018 U.S. Senate candidates
Angus King's reelection campaign has raised $4.6 million since the beginning of 2017, including $3.5 million from individual donors and $1.1 million from political action committees.
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: See who’s financed Maine’s 2018 governor’s race
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: PAC spending in Maine’s 2018 gubernatorial and State House races
As of Oct. 29, political action committees and party committees had spent over $10 million to influence the governor's race, plus over $2.4 million more to influence Maine's State House contests.
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: PAC fundraising data for the 2018 election
Friday was a filing date for Maine's political action committees and party committees to report their donations and expenditures.
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According to campaign finance laws, his campaign is required to pay the American people back for that flight. -
The fight is now likely to move to a lengthy court battle that could help define Congress’ powers concerning the executive branch. -
The sweeping bill ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, and Republican Gov. Mike Parson is expected to sign it. -
A committee voted against a half-dozen gun-control bills Friday, and is set to consider five more on May 28. -
The move is seen as a step toward winning approval of a new 3-nation trade agreement. -
Eight Republicans breaking ranks and joining all Democrats in backing the measure but it is unlikely to get a vote in the Senate. -
The governor tells the Environment and Natural Resources Committee that Maine will need to diversify its industries and find new sources of energy in response to climate change. -
Officials are questioning the apparent effort to foist the immigration and asylum burden on two local jurisdictions without equipping them with any resources. -
A judge in the case has ordered that portions of special counsel Robert Mueller's report that relate to Flynn be made public by the end of the month. -
Legislators hear testimony on a bill that would direct the Maine Public Utilities Commission to approve a long-term power contract for two experimental floating offshore wind turbines. -
Investigators concluded that travel by the former environmental chief during a 10-month period resulted in excessive costs to taxpayers of $985,037. -
Abortion rights groups and other progressive organizations strongly opposed Wendy Vitter's nomination to serve on the federal bench in Louisiana, but the President Trump's nominee was approved on a 52-45 vote. -
Missouri's bill also includes an outright ban on abortions except in cases of medical emergencies which would kick in only if Roe v. Wade is overturned. -
Bill de Blasio was twice elected as mayor of the nation’s largest city, where his tenure has been marked by a dramatic shift in policy focus to lower-income residents. -
There appears to be no clear plan for advancing the measure through Congress, where members of both parties have expressed skepticism.
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Paris selectmen will consider the request at their next meeting. -
Two bills would require the Maine DEP to notify municipalities when any ‘notice of violation’ has been issued for emissions infractions and to require independent, third-party testing of emissions. -
He plans to announce his candidacy at a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan.
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A proposal to amend the Maine Constitution to outlaw discrimination on the basis of gender came up short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass. -
Several Democratic lawmakers want a task force to find fixes for a mental health system that has failed to deliver community services decades after major institutions closed. -
Republicans have raised concern about a lack of hearings for ballot questions in recent elections. -
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone has told the House Judiciary Committee that demands for records, staff testimony will be refused -
Gov. Kay Ivey acknowledges that the measure is intended to give the Supreme Court a chance to rethink Roe v. Wade. -
Senators were working to craft a relief package for farmers and ranchers worth some $15 billion. -
The Intelligence Committee will have a chance next month to speak with Donald Trump Jr. for as long as four hours behind closed doors. -
The measure, which now heads to the House, reflects a growing movement among states to drop the centuries-old Electoral College system. -
A federal judge hears what is likely to be the first of many lawsuits related to the president's stonewalling as Congress seeks information and records on multiple matters. -
The bill – expected to be signed by Gov. Mills – is one of the most controversial to move through the Legislature in recent years. -
Gov. Mills is expected to sign the measure, which the House passed last week. -
A project in Massachusetts gets caught up in the president's network of business and political dealings. -
The state's system for protecting children has come under fire since two young girls died in 2017 and 2018. -
The attorney general chooses John Durham, the U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, who has been tapped by previous attorneys general for other high-profile roles. -
The administration wanted to target the crush of families that had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border after the president's failed 'zero tolerance' push in early 2018, current and former officials say. -
The former vice president, during a visit to New Hampshire, says dismantling large technology companies is 'something we should take a really hard look at.' -
Law enforcement officials say profiling is unacceptable but object to the costs of a measure to mandate training and require police to collect data and investigate complaints. -
Mark Vannoy left as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission on May 3 and Gov. Mills has yet to nominate a replacement. -
The Republican president is showing little regard for the political risks – or his party's traditional embrace of free trade – as he stakes out his position on an issue that could define the 2020 presidential contest as much as any other. -
A legislative committee was divided Friday over two proposals, inspired by recent events in Portland, to make Maine's Constitution explicitly state that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state's elections. -
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig have a deadline of next Friday to deliver the 6 years' worth of documents. -
Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew and child welfare director Todd Landry tell lawmakers they need support from frontline workers to fix flaws in a system that contributed to the deaths of 2 children. -
The package, now headed to the Senate, would provide additional financial aid to places besieged by hurricanes, wildfires and flooding since 2017.
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The children themselves are legal U.S. residents or citizens. -
Dozens turn out for hearings on proposals to require background checks, trigger locks and gun safes, and to loosen restrictions on the use of deadly force. -
Trump has opposed more money for Puerto Rico, incorrectly asserting $91 billion has been allocated to help the island. It's actually promised about half of that amount and spent only $11 billion. -
Gov. Janet Mills says she'll sign the bill if it receives final approval in both houses. -
The president supports efforts by lawmakers to address the problem of insured patients facing astonishingly high charges when a member of a medical team that treats them is not in their insurer's network. -
One proposal would use $250 million in bonds to forgive up to $10,000 in student loans for college graduates who agree to live and work in the state for at least five years. -
But Gov. Janet Mills and leaders of both parties have vowed not to increase state income taxes in the next 2-year budget. -
Gov. Mills vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of gasoline that contains 15 percent ethanol or more in it and an attempt to override the veto fell four votes short in the House of Representatives.
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The "Mother's Day Rally to End Family Separation and Child Detention" will take place Sunday at noon by the Two Cent Bridge.
