The Richter scale is showing signs of tremors in Washington, D.C. Big money is doing everything possible to minimize the earthquakes, at whatever cost, so that Hillary Clinton defeats Bernie Sanders. Money is evil — it buys power and it needs to be removed from politics so that there is a fair democracy. It is […]
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Maine unemployment rate holds steady at 3.4 percent
AUGUSTA — Maine’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.4 percent last month. The state Department of Labor says the number of unemployed people declined by 8,000 over the year to 22,800. The unemployment rate was 4.5 percent a year ago. Maine’s unemployment rate was less than the U.S. rate of 5 percent, which also held […]
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Analysis: GOP will have tough time keeping Maine Senate majority
AUGUSTA — The tough road for Republicans to keep a majority in the Maine Senate runs through seven Republican-held districts where party registration favors Democrats or gives Republicans a slight edge, according to a Bangor Daily News analysis. The balance of power in the Legislature has been on a pendulum for the past three elections: […]
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Legislature to hold hearings on Maine Warden Service
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers who oversee the Maine Warden Service have been given the green light to hold hearings on the agency’s conduct during an undercover operation and raid in northern Maine. The hearings in the next two weeks will focus on questions raised by a Maine Sunday Telegram report that included an agent shooting a […]
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Report says Maine can gain $22 million in marijuana tax
A Tax Foundation analysis released earlier this month says Maine could see a revenue boon if voters agree to legalize marijuana. It took a court fight with Maine’s secretary of state, but the legalization question will be on the ballot in 2016. It would allow people to possess 2.5 ounces of marijuana and give the […]
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Mary Mayhew says DHHS re-evaluating outsourcing Meals on Wheels
In a talk Wednesday with business leaders in Presque Isle, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew said the agency is not necessarily going ahead with plans to issue a request for proposals seeking competitive bids to run the federally funded Meals on Wheels program. The meals are currently provided by area agencies […]
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Sen. Angus King says Donald Trump is too ‘hot’ to lead
If you wonder whether Donald Trump’s lack of experience in the national security arena could hurt his candidacy, consider Senator Angus King, the only independent in Congress. After a recent trip on the “doomsday plane,” the one to be used by the president in the event of a nuclear attack, King has concluded that the […]
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Donald Trumps lists 11 prospective Supreme Court nominees
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices he plans to vet to fill the seat of late Justice Antonin Scalia if he’s elected to the White House. Trump’s picks include: Steven Colloton of Iowa Allison Eid of Colorado Raymond Gruender […]
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DHHS implements new rule on reissuing lost EBT cards
When a client of the Office for Family Independence asks for an EBT card replacement for the fifth time in 12 months, the office will ask for a reason. The previous four replacement requests will be granted automatically, according to a DHHS statement issued Wednesday. If the client does not respond to the request for information, […]
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Director of National Intelligence: Hackers spy on presidential candidates
WASHINGTON — The United States sees evidence that hackers, possibly working for foreign governments, are snooping on the presidential candidates, the nation’s intelligence chief said Wednesday. Government officials are working with the campaigns to tighten security as the race for the White House intensifies. The activity follows a pattern set in the last two presidential elections. […]