Maine Public – Politics
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Maine Public – Politics
2d ago
Maine's Democratic governor has now vetoed seven bills from the recent legislative session ..read more
Maine Public – Politics
5d ago
The White House announces attorney Stacey Neumann as its choice for a successor to U.S. District Judge Jon Levy ..read more
Maine Public – Politics
5d ago
Six months after the mass shootings, gun control advocates won approval for several initiatives that have evaded them in Maine's traditionally gun-friendly Legislature. But Gov. Janet Mills has yet to signal where she stands on at least two of the bills ..read more
Maine Public – Politics
5d ago
The law shields providers of reproductive health and transgender care from laws in other states that restrict such care. The bill faced strong opposition from Republicans ..read more
Maine Public – Politics
5d ago
The proposal received approval from the Maine Senate in early April, but failed to get a vote in the House before lawmakers adjourned last week ..read more
Maine Public – Politics
6d ago
What was or was not accomplished during the recent legislative session ..read more
Maine Public – Politics
1w ago
Jared Golden voted in support of a proposal to provide aid to Israel. But Pingree voted against that bill ..read more
Maine Public – Politics
1w ago
Maine will use its share of $5.5 billion in grants to facilitate single- and multi-family on-site solar programs and support cooperatively owned community solar ..read more
Maine Public – Politics
1w ago
Brennan passed away April 6th at the age of 89. At his funeral at The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland Brennan was celebrated as a leader who was polite, sympathetic, firm and fair, a man who spent his life in public service ..read more
Maine Public – Politics
1w ago
What it mean to live according to a social contract, and does our society do that well ..read more