Despite Donald Trump’s string of victories on Tuesday, he has to do better in upcoming contests to claim the Republican nomination for president before the party’s national convention this summer. Ted Cruz is emerging as the candidate who could stop him — with a little help from Marco Rubio. A close look at the delegate […]
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Apple pits privacy against FBI’s security argument before Congress
Lawmakers on Tuesday pressed FBI Director James B. Comey about the bureau’s demands that Apple help it unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers. The Justice Department and FBI have tried to cast the issue as narrowly focused on one iPhone, but Comey acknowledged that if the government succeeds in this […]
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Ted Cruz to visit UMaine on Friday
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has announced that he will visit Maine on Friday, a day before the state’s Republican caucuses, according to Eventbrite.com. Cruz will appear at the University of Maine’s Hauck Auditorium in Orono, beginning at around 10:30 a.m. Doors to the event open at 9:30 a.m. Cruz’s visit comes two days after Democratic […]
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Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump look ahead after Super Tuesday wins
Republican Winners of Super Tuesday States | InsideGov Democratic Winners of Super Tuesday States | InsideGov MIAMI (AP) — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, emboldened by commanding victories Tuesday across large swaths of the country, are beginning to focus on each other in the race for the White House. Clinton previewed a “love […]
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Deadline arrives for certification of 3 referendums in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine election officials are ready to rule on referendums to raise the minimum wage to $12, to create a casino in southern Maine and to tax upper-income residents to raise more money for schools. Wednesday is the deadline for the secretary of state’s office to certify those referendums. A proposal needs 61,123 […]
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Maine DEP to make oil train data public again
AUGUSTA — After nearly five months of silence on the subject, state environmental officials will resume releasing information about the passage of oil trains through Maine. The change in policy follows consultations with the Attorney General’s office on a controversial law, enacted in October, which prevents state and local officials from divulging any information about […]
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Legislature considers bill making heroin possession a felony
AUGUSTA — A bill that would let prosecutors seek felony charges in possession cases involving heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl and more than 14 grams of cocaine is gaining support. The Portland Press Herald reports that members of the Maine Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted 8-4 Monday in Augusta in favor of the bill. […]
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Super Tuesday: N.H. paper regrets Chris Christie endorsement
Data curated by InsideGov WASHINGTON — The Latest on campaign 2016 on Super Tuesday (all times local) Updated 12:32 p.m.: The New Hampshire newspaper that gave Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey one of his biggest boosts ahead of the state’s primary now says it made a grave mistake. New Hampshire Union Leader Publisher Joseph […]
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San Bernadino shooting victim’s husband agrees with Apple
A man whose wife was wounded during the San Bernardino attack has taken Apple’s side in its ongoing battle with the FBI over unlocking a iPhone used by one of the shooters. Salihin Kondoker — the husband of Anies Kondoker, who was shot three times, but survived the attack at Inland Regional Center on Dec. […]
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Gov. Paul LePage proposes bill to stop estate tax
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is introducing legislation to eliminate the tax that Mainers pay when they inherit large estates. Under current law, estates valued at nearly $5.5 million are exempt from the estate tax, which is triggered when the ownership of a property transfers as a result of death. The Legislature last year […]