The House voted 92-52 to support allowing unenrolled voters to vote in a party’s primary without having to register in that party.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Mills submits plan to Legislature for spending $1 billion in federal relief
Lawmakers are under the gun to review the Mills administration’s plan for spending $997.5 million from the American Rescue Plan, with less than two weeks left in the session.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Maine House and Senate advance bill to expand dental coverage under MaineCare
Maine is one of only 10 states that do not cover preventive and restorative dental care under their Medicaid programs.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Rancor of the 2020s echoes rage of the 1920s
Americans who believe that our culture and heritage are at grave risk are at odds with those who believe that our founding ideals are under attack.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What ‘Uncle Tom’ means to Sen. Scott
Progressives who call the senator ‘Uncle Tim’ should read a celebrated play in which the slur illustrates the high stakes of putting a Black man down.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Elise Stefanik’s rise signals new role for Republican women
Ousted Republican House leader Liz Cheney built her career on adherence to conservative values, but her replacement stands out for a commitment to Donald Trump.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
‘Anxious to see you:’ JFK letters to Swedish lover go up for auction
John F. Kennedy met Gunilla von Post several weeks before he married Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bills on tribal sovereignty issue likely delayed until next year
Leaders of tribal nations in Maine say the state has failed to recognize their sovereignty and want an overhaul of the landmark 1980 agreement with the state.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: U.S. Senate filibuster is a rare bird
Most state legislatures don’t give veto power over all lawmaking to a minority, and neither do most of the world’s democracies.
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Maine Voices: Why Yogi Berra could have run for office, and more about malapropisms
‘I really didn’t say everything I said’ is an unintentionally funny declaration that could have been uttered by one of our politicians.