Tracking information could be an essential part of larger reforms for the program, some lawmakers and state officials say.
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Lawmakers move to delay start of first-in-the-nation PFAS law
A legislative committee has endorsed a bill to delay the deadline for reporting the presence of PFAS in products sold in Maine.
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Trump’s defiance at the CNN town hall may scare off many voters – but not the Republican base
The magnitude of the challenge ahead for Trump’s Republican rivals was clear as the former president repeatedly turned his greatest political liabilities into jokes and applause lines for the Republican base.
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House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends
Democrats, who have a narrow hold on the Senate, have decried the aggressive measures in the bill as cruel and anti-immigrant, and Biden has already promised he would veto it.
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Lawmakers hear proposal to fix Maine’s broken child care system
The bill would tackle the state’s child care shortage by increasing monthly stipends for child care workers and relax the income limits for families to apply for a state subsidy.
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Takeaways from CNN town hall: Trump says sexual assault case was ‘fake,’ calls Jan. 6 ‘a beautiful day’
Donald Trump’s primetime appearance in a live CNN town hall Wednesday came a day after a New York jury found him liable for sexually abusing a woman nearly 30 years ago.
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Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event
Former President Donald Trump, when pressed, repeatedly downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and continued to insist the election had been ‘rigged.’
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Gov. Mills unveils new spending plan to address housing shortage, homelessness and other needs
The governor said her nearly $900 million change package, which does not propose any tax relief or reform, addresses ‘pressing needs,’ such as homelessness, food insecurity and the lack of affordable housing.
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Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to charges of wire fraud, theft of public funds
Santos has been indicted on charges that he embezzled money from his campaign, lied to Congress about his income and cheated his way into undeserved unemployment benefits.
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Trump appearing at CNN town hall in New Hampshire after sex assault verdict
The former president has a contentious relationship with CNN, a network that he has continually disparaged as ‘fake news.’