On Jan. 31, students from five high schools had conversations on presidential transition of power with Yarmouth High School’s CivilTea Club.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine health advocates’ 2025 priorities include higher tobacco tax, AI protections
Groups also hope to see legislation addressing the health care worker shortage and medical cannabis.
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Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics, Schools and Education
Bates College experts say 2024 election results offer mixed picture, potential changes
Two Bates College professors offered their views on what to make of this month’s election during Thursday’s Great Falls Forum.
Posted inTimes Record
Sen. Daughtry sets sights on affordability and PFAS in role as Senate president
Sen. Mattie Daughtry said she aims to address housing, cost of living and the outfall of the toxic foam spill that occurred this year at Brunswick Landing.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
How the Associated Press is able to declare winners in states just after polls close
The AP considers multiple factors and analyzes available data before determining whether a winner can be declared when polls close in a given state.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
The new dark money: How influencers get paid big bucks to court your vote
Online influencers who usually traffic in makeup, crocheting or parenting are earning thousands of dollars for a single TikTok or Instagram post on behalf of groups backing Vice President Kamala Harris or former president Donald Trump.
Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Harris slams Trump as ‘unhinged’ as they trade attacks in Pennsylvania
Trying out a new tactic in Western Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris ordered her aides to roll the tape on giant jumbotron screens to show clips of Donald Trump making inflammatory statements and threats.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Trump’s town hall in Philly suburbs turns into playlist party
After back-to-back medical emergencies, Trump said, ‘Let’s not do any more questions. Let’s just listen to music.’
Posted inNation & World
10 weeks ago he declared Maduro won Venezuela’s election. He’s been missing since
If Elvis Amoroso were to appear in public and confess that he lied, it would have devastating consequences for Maduro, observers say.
Posted inTimes Record
Sam Patten: Existing in the gray area of politics and life
While Sam Patten navigates the in-between — of politics, career and finding what he describes as the ending to his life story — he said that his experience can help people can look at the bigger picture of American and global politics, especially when political change is on the horizon.