Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before.
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Group launches petition to limit Portland’s hazard pay law
The change, if it gets on the ballot and is approved by voters in November, would mean hazard pay in the city would only take effect if Portland itself declared a state of emergency, regardless of what the state does.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Lawmakers expensed millions in 2023 under new program that doesn’t require receipts
Critics say the program’s lack of transparency and record-keeping opens it up to abuse. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., was the program’s top spender.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Right-wing protest banner adds new wrinkle to Maine flag referendum
The Appeal to Heaven flag, which has come to symbolize Christian nationalism and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, bears a strong resemblance to the 1901 Maine flag that could become the state’s official flag in November.
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Trump loudly heckled at Libertarian National Convention
The presumptive Republican nominee normally confines himself to audiences of confirmed supporters.
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Netanyahu’s split with Biden and the Democrats was years in the making
Israel has moved steadily to the right and the Democratic Party to the left in recent years, while memories of the Holocaust, which long undergirded Americans’ sympathy for Israel, have increasingly faded into the past.
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Stories from Maine: Brunswick’s forgotten governor
Brunswick is the home of three former Maine governors: Joshua L. Chamberlain (32nd) and Angus King (72nd) are both well known. However, most have forgotten the first man of Brunswick elected to the top office in the state, serving as Maine’s 11th chief executive. On Aug 17, 1794, more than 26 years before Maine’s statehood, […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Big issues to settle before we vote
As we come to the final six months of the political campaigns, the polls predict close races. But a number of key questions remain and raise doubts. Will there be one or more Trump trial verdicts and will he be acquitted or convicted? Who will Trump pick as his running mate? Will either Biden or […]
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Bedside table: As the presidential election looms, ‘A memoir and a Warning’
Book recommendations from readers.
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Two mayoral candidates killed in Mexico, bringing the number slain so far to 17
The June 2 national elections are shaping up to be the country’s most violent on record.