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Emails: EPA's Scott Pruitt cozy with fossil fuel industry
In this Feb. 21, 2017 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks in Washington. While Oklahoma’s attorney general, emails show that new Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt was in frequent contact with fossil fuel companies and special interest groups working to undermine federal efforts to curb planet-warming carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, […]
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End of transgender bathroom rule gets conservative praise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives are praising the Trump administration’s rollback of public school bathroom requirements for transgender students, saying the move corrects a legal overreach by the Obama administration that is best left for states to decide. Transgender rights advocates, meanwhile, are vowing to overcome a major setback. “We’re not discouraged. And we’re going to […]
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Paul LePage asks Trump to undo Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument
Gov. Paul LePage has asked President Donald Trump to reverse an executive order and return the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument to private ownership. In a two-page letter dated Feb. 14, the Republican governor asks Trump to enact the reversal “before economic damage occurs and traditional recreational pursuits are diminished.” The Bangor Daily News […]
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Paul LePage asks Trump to undo Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument
Gov. Paul LePage has asked President Donald Trump to reverse an executive order and return the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument to private ownership. In a two-page letter dated Feb. 14, the Republican governor asks Trump to enact the reversal “before economic damage occurs and traditional recreational pursuits are diminished.” The Bangor Daily News […]
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Sen. Susan Collins says most calls to her office not from Maine
PORTLAND — A Republican U.S. senator known for speaking out against President Donald Trump said Tuesday the high number of phone calls pouring into her office has made it difficult for her to serve constituents. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine visited with liberal group Mainers For Accountable Leadership in a livestreamed meeting that appeared on […]
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Donald Trump denounces 'horrible' threats against Jewish centers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced recent threats against Jewish community centers as “horrible” and “painful” and said more must be done “to root out hate and prejudice and evil.” Trump made the remarks after touring the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture. “This tour was a meaningful reminder […]
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Governor to nominate Robert Hasson for Education Commissioner
Gov. Paul LePage’s office said Tuesday said he has notified a state board that he intends to nominate Acting Education Commissioner Robert Hasson for that permanent position. That starts a process that could give Maine its first commissioner since 2014, when longtime education official Jim Rier left the post. Since then, the governor has shifted […]