AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine court says the state has until February to roll-out voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy said Thursday that the state has until Feb. 1 to adopt rules implementing Medicaid expansion for eligible Mainers who applied starting July 2. Outgoing Gov. Paul LePage appealed and requested a stay of […]
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Saudi-backed lobbyist paid for 500 rooms at Trump’s D.C. hotel just after 2016 election
Lobbyists representing the Saudi government reserved blocks of rooms at President Donald Trump’s D.C. hotel within a month of Trump’s election in 2016 – paying for an estimated 500 nights at the luxury hotel in just three months, according to organizers of the trips and documents obtained by The Washington Post. The Trump International Hotel […]
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Long recount could leave Maine’s 2nd District seat vacant when Congress begins new term
The recount that began Thursday in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race could leave the seat vacant and the district without representation when Congress convenes in January. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and a Republican House staff member involved in the seating decision issued conflicting opinions on the matter Thursday, making it uncertain whether Maine will […]
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Democrats assume control of Maine Legislature, select leaders and top officers
Maine Democrats rode their November victories into the State House on Wednesday, electing their own to the Legislature’s two top leadership positions as well as to the offices of attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state. Lawmakers voted unanimously to re-elect House Speaker Sara Gideon to another two-year term at the rostrum and chose Sen. […]
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Federal judge says he’ll rule soon on Bruce Poliquin’s challenge of ranked-choice voting
BANGOR — A federal judge is expected to decide within the next few days whether Maine’s first-in-the-nation ranked-choice election for Congress will stand. Attorneys for Rep. Bruce Poliquin and the Maine Attorney General’s Office argued in federal court Wednesday over the constitutionality of Maine’s voting law and the election process that propelled Jared Golden, a […]
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New Maine lawmakers sworn in amid promises to change course
1 of 13 Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, arrives in the House Chamber after being re-elected Speaker of the House, Wednesday, Dec., 5, 2018, at the State House in Augusta. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) As family and friends of new members stand in aisle behind her, House Republican leader Rep. Kathleen Dillingham, R-Oxford, lower right, applauds during […]
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How Rudy Giuliani’s Twitter typo became an anti-Trump message
Rudy Giuliani speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on May 30, 2018. (Al Drago/Bloomberg) Jason Velazquez instantly noticed something wasn’t quite right with one of the tweets from Rudy Giuliani. It was Friday and President Donal Trump’s lawyer had issued yet another missive criticizing special counsel Robert Mueller. […]
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Mueller urges no prison time for former NSA adviser Michael Flynn after ‘substantial’ aid
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller III on Tuesday recommended that former national security adviser Michael Flynn serve no prison time, citing his “substantial assistance” with several ongoing investigations, according to a new court filing. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn at the daily news briefing at the White House on Feb. 1, 2017. (Jabin Botsford/Washington […]
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Democrats select Aaron Frey to be Maine’s next attorney general
AUGUSTA — Majority Democrats in the Maine Legislature selected Rep. Aaron Frey, D-Bangor, to be the state’s next attorney general in caucus voting Tuesday, largely forecasting who will win the post when the entire Legislature votes on the position Wednesday. It took four rounds of voting to select Frye in a run-off process. A total […]
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Chief justice to fill in for LePage to swear-in Maine lawmakers
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor will not administer the oath of office to lawmakers at their ceremonial swearing-in ceremony. Gov. Paul LePage’s spokeswoman Julie Rabinowitz said Tuesday the governor is scheduled for back surgery Wednesday, when the new batch of lawmakers will be sworn-in. Chief Justice Leigh Saufley of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court […]