BATH — On one of the final campaign stops, President elect Donald J. Trump told a crowd of more than 1,000 people gathered in Lisbon that Bath Iron Works would receive more work under his administration. “It’s all gonna change. That includes rebuilding our badly depleted Navy, which is now the smallest it has been […]
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Trump charges, without evidence, millions voted illegally
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump is claiming, without evidence, that millions of people voted illegally in the election he won, issuing the baseless claim as part of his angry response to a recount effort led by the Green Party and joined by Hillary Clinton’s campaign. “I won the popular vote if you deduct the […]
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How the federal government could crack down on ‘legalized’ marijuana
DENVER — Weed is winning in the polls, with a solid majority of Americans saying marijuana should be legal. But does that mean the federal government will let dozens of state pot experiments play out? Not by a long shot. The government still has many means to slow or stop the marijuana train. And President-elect […]
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Maine ethics commission wants tighter clean election rules
AUGUSTA (AP) — The state ethics commission wants to tighten up Maine rules for publicly-funded candidates. Candidates who receive Maine clean election funds would no longer be able to make cash payments of more than $50 under the proposed rules. The state Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices wants to make candidates ineligible for […]
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Maine’s push to boost peer recovery centers draws concern
AUGUSTA — Supervisors of state recovery centers say they’re worried about the timing and direction of Maine’s plan to establish peer-run recovery centers statewide. The idea is for people who have faced challenges like substance abuse or mental illness to receive training to provide peer support for others. Peer-run centers, seen as a cost-efficient part […]
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Donald Trump blasted John Roberts but could need his Supreme Court vote
WASHINGTON — It’s a safe bet that when Chief Justice John Roberts and Donald Trump meet outside the Capitol on Inauguration Day, Roberts won’t ask why Trump said terrible things about him. “Disgraceful” and “an absolute disaster” were some of the ways Trump characterized Roberts as he campaigned. Come Jan. 20, Roberts will administer the […]
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For about 8 million in middle class, Trump plan would increase taxes
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals would modestly cut income taxes for most middle-class Americans. But for nearly 8 million families — including a majority of single-parent households — the opposite would occur: They’d pay more. Most married couples with three or more children would also pay higher taxes, an analysis by the nonpartisan Tax […]
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Trump picks charter school advocate Betsy DeVos as education secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected a charter school advocate and GOP donor from Michigan to be education secretary. Betsy DeVos becomes the second woman chosen to fill a spot in Trump’s Cabinet. Earlier Wednesday, Trump named South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations earlier in the day. Both selections require […]
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Donald Trump credits Electoral College for his Maine rallies
President-elect Donald Trump credited the Electoral College for his repeat trips to Maine during the campaign. In his interview with The New York Times on Tuesday, Trump said he likes the electoral system because “it gets you out to see states that you’ll never see otherwise.” If the popular vote alone elected presidents, he said, […]
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Donald Trump to name Nikki Haley U.S. ambassador to United Nations
InsideGov | Graphiq WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the first woman tapped for a top-level administration post during his White House transition so far. Two sources familiar with the decision, who requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss it by […]