LEWISTON — Four Bates College students sat beside the counter in U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ office Monday as part of nationwide effort to press members of Congress to approve legal status to young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. “We’re not too threatening,” senior Courtney Foster said. As junior Haley Crim and […]
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Chellie Pingree considers running for Maine governor in 2018
First District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is considering a run for governor in 2018. “Chellie is considering a run for Governor and will make a decision by the end of the month,” Jesse Connolly, a political spokesman for Pingree, wrote in an email to the Press Herald Monday. Pingree, a progressive Democrat, was first elected […]
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Maine opioid task force ready to deliver recommendations
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Task Force to Address the Opioid Crisis is due to give its recommendations to the Maine Legislature this week. The panel wrapped up its work last week, and is due to deliver its recommendations for combating the drug crisis by Wednesday. The recommendations, which have not yet been released, will focus on […]
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Susan Collins, Angus King defend radically different positions on tax bill
? Maine’s two U.S. senators on Sunday explained their different positions on the Republican tax reform bill that was approved narrowly over the weekend. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins also said that conversations between the incoming Trump administration and the Russians should not have taken place after last year’s presidential election, but do not prove the […]
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Henry Bear: A challenging life, a challenge for Congress
LEWISTON — Growing up among French-speaking immigrants in the slums of Lewiston, Henry Bear starting working before his age reached double digits, peddling everything from apples to firewood to his impoverished neighbors. When his family shattered amid the social and financial pressures, his mother spiraled into depression and his father into drunkenness. It got so […]
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Susan Collins says she will vote ‘yes’ on tax reform bill
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is supporting a sweeping tax reform package that is quickly making its way through the Senate, according to an official statement released on Friday afternoon. Collins said in the statement that the Senate agreeing to amendments was key to her support of the controversial legislation. “Having secured these key improvements in […]
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Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI about Russian contacts
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents and is providing cooperation that promises to take Special Counsel Robert Mueller deep into Donald Trump’s administration. Speaking in court as part of his plea agreement, Flynn, 58, described a series of conversations with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, in late December […]
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Rex Tillerson says reports that he will be replaced are ‘laughable’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday brushed off reports that the White House wants him out, calling the idea “laughable” as he carried on with his a diplomatic schedule amid a swirl of speculation about his future. “It’s laughable. It’s laughable,” Tillerson told reporters when asked about comments by senior U.S. […]
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Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, former GOP holdout, will back tax bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders gained support from one more senator for the GOP tax bill on Friday, giving needed momentum to the effort and boosting leaders’ hopes that they can push the $1.4 trillion legislation through the Senate later in the day. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., will now vote for the measure, according to […]
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Winslow councilor sues town over single ballot after recount ends in tie
WINSLOW — The intent of a local voter who sloppily marked up an election ballot could decide the outcome of a still-unresolved race for Town Council. A sitting town councilor has called into question a recent election recount that resulted in a tie with a challenger, and he is filing a lawsuit against the town […]