WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday compared people entering the U.S. from Mexico to invaders and said they should be immediately sent back without appearing before a judge. The American Civil Liberties Union said in response that such a step would be illegal and violate the Constitution that Trump swore to uphold, “We […]
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Pot bill tweak would affect retail shops
Caregivers would have to get municipal approval to sell cannabis to their patients out of a retail shop under a proposed amendment to a sweeping medical marijuana reform bill that is pending before the Maine Legislature. The amendment, proposed by Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, mirrors one that he added to the adult-use cannabis regulatory bill […]
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Donald Trump tells GOP to 'stop wasting their time' on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday told his fellow Republicans in Congress to “stop wasting their time” on immigration legislation until after November, dismissing his party’s struggle to surmount internal divisions. Trump’s tweets come just days after he insisted Congress act to resolve the problems at the U.S.-Mexico border. But stubborn differences between […]
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Bruce Poliquin hails House farm bill that Chellie Pingree opposes
An $867 billion farm bill that narrowly passed the U.S. House on Thursday includes two provisions pushed by Maine Republican Bruce Poliquin, who represents the largely rural 2nd District. At Poliquin’s urging, the measure includes work requirements for many adults to receive food aid and a provision to replace the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program […]
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First lady’s ‘I don’t care’ jacket causes a stir
First lady Melania Trump boarded a flight to a facility housing migrant children separated from their parents wearing a jacket that read “I really don’t care, do u?” The green hooded spring military jacket has the words written graffiti-style on the back. When asked what message the first lady’s jacket intended to send, spokeswoman Stephanie […]
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Collins, Poliquin say families, children shouldn't be separated
Sen. Susan Collins is calling on the Trump administration to immediately stop the “inhumane and traumatizing” practice of separating children from their parents after the families illegally cross into the United States. Collins said she is deeply troubled by the “zero tolerance” policy and on Tuesday she joined a group of 13 Republican senators who are asking […]
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Mills prevails as Democratic nominee in ranked-choice vote for governor
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Janet Mills won the Democratic nomination for governor on Wednesday following the nation’s first use of ranked-choice voting to decide a statewide election. After days of scanning, downloading and certifying ballots, the Secretary of State’s Office ran all of the results from the June 12 election through the ranked-choice voting tabulation […]
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Democrat Jared Golden declared winner of congressional primary
AUGUSTA — Eight days after the polls closed to end a long but not especially bitter congressional primary, Democrats learned Wednesday that Lewiston state Rep. Jared Golden will be their standard-bearer in the 2nd District race this fall. The 35-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran defeated two rivals in a three-way primary that marked the first […]
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Maine lawmakers agree on a way to fund Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA – Both houses of the Maine Legislature have voted in favor of funding to extend Medicaid to an estimated 70,000 residents, potentially undercutting Gov. LePage’s argument against implementing the voter-approved expansion. The Maine Senate and House agreed to a plan to pay for the state’s $60 million share of costs associated with the expansion […]
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In reversal, President Donald Trump signs order stopping family separation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the U.S. border illegally. It was a dramatic turnaround for Trump, who has been insisting, wrongly, that his administration had no choice but to separate […]