An unusual mix of opponents, one of them quite secretive, is working at a grass-roots level to block a proposed 145-mile power line through Maine, even though it’s not on any ballot.
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Maine seeks consultant to craft rules and regulations for recreational pot sales
The selected company will have to submit its adult-use market plan by the end of April for review by state officials and legislators.
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New tax law to benefit low-income Mainers, avoid complications for companies
The state has now conformed with the federal tax code, providing $76 million in tax relief for individuals and businesses and making filing easier.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Politico includes Sen. Collins in list of 50 people driving politics
Maine’s Republican senior senator ranked 16th on the annual list for being a crucial vote on a host of policy issues, including the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
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As Kavanaugh’s hearing concludes, Collins says she’s still undecided on Supreme Court nominee
The moderate Republican wields a key vote and says she won’t make a decision until she has a chance to review Brett Kavanaugh’s paperwork and testimony.
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LePage says he’ll continue to block payments to Attorney General’s Office
The Republican wants Democrat Janet Mills, the attorney general and gubernatorial candidate, to provide legal bills as detailed as those done by private law firms.
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In primary stunner, progressive ousts Massachusetts Rep. Michael Capuano
With no Republican opponent, Ayanna Pressley is a virtual lock to become the state’s first black woman elected to Congress.
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Critics say LePage’s support for case challenging protections for LGBT workers puts Maine in a bad light
He joins Republicans in arguing that the Civil Rights Act doesn’t bar companies from firing workers for being gay or transgender, but a spokesman says the governor opposes how the protection was granted, not the protection itself.
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Commentary: Here’s what we lost when John McCain died Saturday
What distinguished McCain was his adherence to a rigorous code of honor – combined with his recurring habit of falling short of his own standards and reproaching himself for his failings in public.
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Collins recalls greeting troops with McCain in Bangor
In 2010, the Arizona senator and some of their colleagues were stranded overnight there because of bad weather while they were en route to a conference in Nova Scotia.