Maine Senate 25 Social media accounts www.CathyNicholsMaine.com FB NicholsForSenate Occupation: Policy Outreach Coordinator, Homemaker, Volunteer Firefighter Education: BS Soil Science, Soil & Water Conservation, Certificate in Public Policy Community Organizations: Town of Falmouth Recycling and Energy Advisory Committee Personal information (hobbies, etc.): Outdoor activities, tennis, swimming, french horn, piano, writing Family status: Married, two boys […]
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Terry Hayes promises to restore civility to State House
AUGUSTA — Her grandmother’s living room door was always open, but on that cold, early February afternoon in 1970 it was closed. From behind it came the muffled voices of their grandparents, aunts and uncles, discussing what to do with the six children, effectively orphaned days earlier when a jack failed, crushing their father under […]
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Tiffany Bond lashes out at U.S. House hopefuls who fail to speak out for women
For independent congressional candidate Tiffany Bond, there’s no way Brett Kavanaugh should be considered for the Supreme Court. “This man does not appear to have the temperament necessary” to serve on the court, the Portland lawyer said. She said, though, the issue is much larger than whether President Donald Trump’s nominee ought to secure a […]
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Kellie Julia
Maine Senate 15 Social media accounts https://www.facebook.com/Kellie-Allain-Julia-for-State-Senate-District-15-2008967406097359 Occupation: Small business owner Education: Applied science early childhood degree Community Organizations: MOFGA member; volunteer for Humane Society; member of Le Calumet Club; Sierra Club member Personal information (hobbies, etc.): I have lived in Maine my whole life, I reside in China with my husband and daughter. We […]
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Judiciary committee advances Kavanaugh nomination amid calls for FBI investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a dramatic flurry of last-minute negotiations, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh cleared a key procedural hurdle Friday, but his confirmation prospects were still deeply uncertain after a Republican senator called for a new FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations. It was unclear whether Republican leaders or the White House would back […]
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Susan Collins supports delaying vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said late Friday afternoon that she supports a weeklong delay for a Senate confirmation vote on the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Collins, who has not said how she will vote on the nomination, sent a tweet indicating her support for the delay after pressure increased […]
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Trump administration predicts 7-degree rise in global temperatures
WASHINGTON — Last month, deep in a 500-page environmental impact statement, the Trump administration made a startling assumption: On its current course, the planet will warm a disastrous 7 degrees by the end of this century. A rise of 7 degrees Fahrenheit, or about 4 degrees Celsius, compared with preindustrial levels would be catastrophic, according […]
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GOP races to first Kavanaugh vote after fiery defense against Ford
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are plowing forward with a committee vote Friday on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to Supreme Court after an extraordinary and emotional day of testimony where he denied accusations of sexual assault as “unequivocally” false. His accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, testified that she was “100 percent” certain Kavanaugh attacked her. The […]
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Video: Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh testify in hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coverage of the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): Related: A viewer’s guide to the Senate hearing with Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford Updated 7:30 p.m.: A lawyer for Mark Judge says he “does not recall the events” described by Christine Blasey Ford during her dramatic testimony before the Senate […]
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A viewer’s guide to the Senate hearing with Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’ll be a snapshot of the state of the union. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday turns on the credibility of its two star witnesses, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says he sexually assaulted her. But there is much more electrifying the atmosphere in the […]