RUMFORD — Lifelong Rumford resident Josanne DiConzo Dolloff has announced her intention to run in November to represent District 115 in the Maine House of Representatives. The seat is currently held by John Madigan, D-Rumford. While Maine’s economy has steadily improved from the recession 10 years ago, Dolloff feels much of rural Maine is still […]
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Voter suppression bill cites 2016 deception at Bates College
A congressional bill that refers to a 2016 effort to keep Bates College students away from the polls would make it a federal crime to willfully spread false information to try to keep people from voting. The penalty included in the bill submitted by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., for engaging in deceptive acts includes […]
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Bruce Poliquin opposes GOP bid to impeach Rod Rosenstein
An effort by some GOP lawmakers to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein won’t get help from Republican Bruce Poliquin. Maine’s 2nd District representative said Thursday that he doesn’t support the move. “I maintain that the impartial and independent investigation by (special counsel) Robert Mueller should run its course,” Poliquin said in a prepared statement. Two […]
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11 House Republicans seek impeachment of DOJ's Rosenstein
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans sharply escalated their months-long clash with the Justice Department as a group of 11 conservatives introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the official who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The move late Wednesday came after months of criticism aimed at the department — and […]
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Money race for Blaine House tightens as Maine’s campaign season heats up
The money race for the Blaine House is tightening as the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor both surpassed $1 million in fundraising – followed closely behind by an independent – headed into the summer campaign season. Campaign finance figures released Tuesday night show Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills edging out her Republican opponent, businessman […]
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Trump considers pulling security clearances from intelligence critics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering revoking the security clearances of six former top national security officials who have been critical of his administration, a move that opponents and experts say would be an unprecedented politicization of the clearance process. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that the president is […]
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Most adults under 21 can no longer buy tobacco in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Individuals must now be over 21-years-old to buy tobacco in Maine, unless they turned 18 as of July 1. Maine joins California, New Jersey, Hawaii and Oregon in raising the legal age for using and buying tobacco products from 18 to 21. Lawmakers last year overrode Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto […]
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Maine facing deep cuts in Affordable Care Act sign-up assistance
The Trump administration is slashing outreach funding for the Affordable Care Act’s individual marketplace, and Maine will shoulder an 80 percent cut for a program that’s designed to help people sign up for 2019 insurance. Maine’s statewide federal funding will decline from $550,000 for 2018 coverage to $100,000 for 2019, after having largely been spared funding […]
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Trump returns to ‘Witch Hunt’ tweets against Mueller probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping a week of drama, back-tracking and blistering statements from allies about his attitude toward Russian election interference, President Donald Trump on Monday returned to familiar rhetoric, referring to the special counsel’s Russia probe as a “hoax” and “Witch Hunt.” Trump spent last week trying to reassure the country that he accepts […]
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The Russian pipeline to Germany that Trump is so mad about, explained
BERLIN — When German officials headed to the NATO summit in Brussels this week, they were already prepared for what they considered to be an inevitable attack by President Donald Trump over their low defense spending. But on Wednesday morning, Trump took aim at the Germans for a very different reason: an 800-mile-long, planned pipeline […]