WASHINGTON — The GOP tax plan on the cusp of becoming law diverges wildly from the promises President Donald Trump and top advisers said they would deliver for the middle class — an evolution that shows how traditional Republican orthodoxy swamped Trump’s distinctive brand of economic populism as it moved through Washington. The bill was […]
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Susan Collins says Roy Moore isn’t fit to serve in U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. R-Maine, said Sunday that the Senate will face a tough ethical question if Roy Moore wins the special election Tuesday in Alabama for the seat formerly occupied by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. In an appearance on the CBS News talk show “Face the Nation,” she also said she is waiting to […]
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LePage administration continues regional schools push
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education said this week it has received nearly two dozen proposals from 102 schools that want to launch new regional centers. Maine’s shrinking, largely rural schools have been working to share resources with other schools for years. But Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration pushed lawmakers this year to create […]
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Donald Trump says US 'cannot afford' Roy Moore loss in Alabama
PENSACOLA, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday urged voters to elect a Republican Senate candidate in Alabama who has been dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, warning that America “cannot afford” to have a Democrat win the hard-fought campaign instead. Trump gave a boost to the campaign of GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore […]
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Roy Moore accuser amends part of her account about yearbook inscription
Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama received an unlikely late-campaign boost Friday from one of his own accusers, who acknowledged that she incorrectly described Moore’s inscription in her high school yearbook. Beverly Young Nelson was not among the five women who have told The Washington Post that Moore pursued them when they were teenagers. She […]
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Bickford opts to stick with the House, abandons Senate race
AUBURN — Rather than trying to step up to a state Senate seat, Rep. Bruce Bickford, R-Auburn, plans to seek re-election to the House. Bickford’s decision clears the way for Assistant House Republican Leader Ellie Espling of New Gloucester to run for the 20th District Senate seat that Republican Eric Brakey is giving up to […]
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Paul LePage tells lawmakers 'show me the money' on Medicaid expansion
Despite strong support for expansion of Maine’s Medicaid program by voters, Gov. Paul LePage sure doesn’t sound like he has any intention of letting it happen on his watch. “The money has got to be in the bank before we expand,” LePage said during a swing through Lewiston this week to campaign for a mayoral […]
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Protests continue at Susan Collins’ Portland office Friday
Nine religious leaders, part of a daylong sit-in at the downtown office, were arrested after they refused to leave at the end of the day Thursday. Friday afternoon brought a fresh group of protesters to Sen. Susan Collins’ office in Portland, expressing their unhappiness with the Maine Republican’s vote for a tax reform plan working […]
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Arizona GOP lawmaker resigns over surrogacy allegation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona said he is resigning next month after revealing that he discussed surrogacy with two female staffers, creating new political opportunities in a heavily GOP district. The eight-term lawmaker, a staunch conservative and fierce opponent of abortion, said in a statement Thursday that he never physically intimidated, […]
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Portland police arrest 9 protesting tax plan at Sen. Susan Collins’ office
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Police in Portland say they’ve arrested nine protesters who gathered in Sen. Susan Collins’ office to oppose a bill to overhaul the federal tax code. Collins, a Republican, was in Washington on Thursday and didn’t meet with the religious leaders who were protesting. Police say they were peaceful, but refused to […]