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Posted inLetters, sj-web
Holding representatives accountable
We are in an emerging era where the integrity of journalists and their ability to accurately report the news is under attack. Concepts such as “liberal media bias” and “alternative facts” are dividing this nation in two, with each side choosing the news outlets that reinforce a preconceived worldview. Discourse with neighbors is moving toward […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web, Uncategorized
Maine ethics chief says Rep. Ryan Tipping likely violated law
AUGUSTA — The director of the Maine Ethics Commission says a state lawmaker likely violated the state’s ethics law when he failed to swiftly disclose income earned from work he did on behalf of a political action committee. Ethics commission Director Jonathan Wayne issued a clarification about Rep. Ryan Tipping, an Orono Democrat, on Friday, […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web, Uncategorized
Democratic AGs step up legal fight against Trump travel ban
SEATTLE — In stepping up legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, Democratic attorneys general are trying to use the court system to thwart the executive branch in the same way their GOP counterparts did under President Barack Obama. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday he was asking a federal judge […]
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U.S. adds 235,000 jobs; unemployment dips to 4.7%
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 235,000 jobs in February and raised pay at a healthy pace, evidence that the economy remains on solid footing nearly eight years after the Great Recession ended. The unemployment rate dipped to a low 4.7 percent from 4.8 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday. More people began looking […]
Posted inNews, sj-web, Uncategorized
Head of Maine ethics commission says Ryan Tipping likely violated law
AUGUSTA (AP) — The director of the Maine Ethics Commission says a state lawmaker likely violated the state’s ethics law when he failed to swiftly disclose income earned from work he did on behalf of a political action committee. Ethics commission Director Jonathan Wayne issued a clarification about Rep. Ryan Tipping, an Orono Democrat, on […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Paul LePage tells town hall that welfare recipients need to work
YARMOUTH — Gov. Paul LePage told an overflow crowd at his town hall meeting Wednesday night that he will return to Washington, D.C., this week in an effort to convince his fellow Republicans that anyone who receives welfare, including subsidized health care, should be required to work. “I am going to Washington and that’s one […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, River Valley
Rumford residents denied voice in Poland Spring contract
AUGUSTA — Minutes after killing a bill that would have given Rumford residents the right to vote on an impending deal with Poland Spring Water Co., lawmakers called everyone back in the room Wednesday morning and hashed out what several deemed a compromise. But even if that new bill swiftly passes the House and Senate, […]