Data curated by InsideGov WASHINGTON — Republican presidential contenders hurled insults again Thursday night but not at each other — rather, at the facts. Bruises were inflicted on the reality of life for Muslim women, the shape of education standards and the reasoning behind U.S. military and foreign policy. Some of the claims in the […]
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Gov. Paul LePage battles hecklers at Bath town hall
BATH — In the latest in his series of Town Hall-style forums, this time packing the seats at Morse High School March 10, Gov. Paul LePage tackled a slew of issues facing Maine, and questions from local residents. Responses from the audience, which the often-controversial governor faced from the Montgomery Theater stage, ran the gamut […]
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Committee votes against anti-national monument bill
AUGUSTA — The first legislative review of Gov. Paul LePage’s attempt to prevent the creation of a national monument within Maine began badly for him when one of the state’s top environmental attorneys advised that no state law could accomplish the governor’s goal. The Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government recommended against passage of a governor’s bill, LD 1600, […]
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I have had it
All my life, I have followed presidential election races. The current one takes the cake. I have never seen such childish behavior coming from adults. The last debate was so outrageous that I finally came to the conclusion that I would no longer watch this year’s race. I no longer care to watch adults make […]
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Maine panel votes 7-4 to reject blood testing for drivers on marijuana
AUGUSTA — Voting 7-4, a Maine legislative panel Thursday rejected a bill to set a blood-level limit that could have been used as evidence to convict a person for driving under the influence of marijuana. The vote split largely along party lines, with Democrats voting against the proposed standard and Republicans voting for it. The […]
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Fact checking Wednesday night’s Democratic debate
Topics Mentioned in the Eighth Democratic Debate | InsideGov WASHINGTON — How can it be that Bernie Sanders could stand on the side of vigilantes on the border, against the auto industry bailout, against an immigration overhaul that would have eased the plight of people in the country illegally? Can this be the liberal senator […]
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Democrats’ welfare plan bans funds to buy lottery tickets, alcohol
AUGUSTA — Legislative Democrats released a welfare reform agenda on Thursday, mixing proposals to ban using cash assistance to buy lottery tickets with other changes aimed at increasing accountability and transitioning recipients to work. It puts Democrats in a difficult place: Republicans said the plan was an election-year ploy to capitalize on a popular conservative argument […]
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Poliquin tells Chamber he’s trying to clean up the ‘mess’ called Congress
LEWISTON — Maine 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin was lauded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during the monthly breakfast meeting of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Poliquin, a Republican, was presented with the national business advocacy group’s Spirit of Business award for his work and voting record in Congress […]
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Legislative committee says yes to Section 8 guns
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Thursday voted 7-6 in favor of a bill that would allow tenants who live in public housing or who receive a federal Section 8 housing voucher to keep guns in their apartments. The final vote came two days after the panel split 4-4 Tuesday on […]
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Lawmakers say Maine DHHS dragging its feet on new lead standards
AUGUSTA — A bipartisan group of Lewiston-Auburn lawmakers is again asking the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to pick up the pace on implementing new lead-poisoning standards that were passed into law more than eight months ago. The change, which would see Maine conform with federal blood-lead levels for children, could set in […]