The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes funds for three DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers next year as well as a five-year procurement contract, passed 83-11 with bipartisan support Thursday night.
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Minnesota poised to legalize cannabis early next year
Gov. Tim Walz thinks it could be one of the first bills he signs now that Democrats control the state’s legislature.
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Katie Hobbs wins Arizona governor’s race, flipping state for Democrats
Katie Hobbs the first Democrat to be elected governor in Arizona since Janet Napolitano in 2006.
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Sen. Ted Cruz heckled on ‘The View,’ blistered by hosts for Jan. 6 and kowtowing to Trump
Cruz’s appearance was part of a tour to promote his latest book, “Justice Corrupted: How the Left Weaponized Our Legal System,” which will be released Tuesday.
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Gordon L. Weil: Walker election could pave way to ‘failing state’
Herschel Walker could bolster U.S. chances of topping Belgium. It’s not about football. The odd mix of Walker and a world record held by the European country echoes the classic story of a student in Poland, told to write about the elephant, who amazingly came up with an essay entitled “The Elephant and the Polish […]
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Jane Beckwith, Maine House 53 candidate
Maine House 53 covers Kennebec County towns Chelsea, Pittston and Randolph; and in Lincoln County, Dresden.
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Freeport Town Council candidates prioritize economic and housing development
Incumbent Daniel Piltch will take on restaurant owner Dominic Petrillo in a race to represent District 1 on Freeport’s Town Council.
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America’s energy safety net was built for the cold. Hot summers threaten it
New England states have long relied on the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program to keep residents warm in the winter, but now other states may need it to lower cooling costs in the summer. ‘The dilemma is, we don’t have enough funding to cover both,’ one energy official says.
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Cost of canceling student debt: Roughly $400 billion, CBO says
The estimate by the Congressional Budget Office will fuel new debate over President Biden’s student debt decision, which was cheered by advocates but assailed by Republican lawmakers as a waste of government money.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine
Pair of Portland referendums offer competing proposals for regulating short-term rentals
Question A seeks to ban corporate and non-local operators from registering short-term rentals, while Question B would reduce the number of short-term rentals and increase fines and fees.
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