At a special Town Meeting election Friday, residents voted 184-23 to support leaving Maine School Administrative District 49.
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Governors forming task force to address mass shootings
Reaching consensus could be a tall order given that the nation’s governors have been divided along partisan lines on how to approach issues of gun control and school safety.
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Some 20 million watch prime-time hearing of House Jan. 6 panel
That number does not include those watching online or on PBS, and compares to about 11 million viewers who watched the opening day of each of the Trump impeachment trials.
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March for Our Lives returns with a renewed gun control push
About 50,000 participants are predicted to turn out in the District of Columbia Saturday for the second March For Our Lives rally.
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Repeatedly told he lost, Trump refused to let go, Capitol panel says
When the committee meets again Monday, it will delve into its findings that Trump and his advisers knew early on that he had lost the election but engaged in a ‘massive effort’ to spread false information to convince the public otherwise.
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Wilton voters to elect 2 selectpersons, school director
Five people are seeking to serve on the Select Board.
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Madison residents to vote on $3.5 million municipal budget at Town Meeting
Residents will gather Monday for the annual meeting and then vote Tuesday to decide the municipal elections.
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Two candidates vying for Republican nomination in House District 38 race
Benjamin Hymes of Waldo and Jesse Waryck of Brooks are trying to secure the Republican vote at the polls Tuesday, with the winner moving on to November’s general election.
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Capitol riot panel blames Trump for Jan. 6 ‘attempted coup’
The House panel held its first public hearing on Thursday, featuring a never-before-seen 12-minute video of extremist groups leading the deadly siege and startling testimony from Trump’s most inner circle.
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Former Portland police chief to run as write-in for Michigan Republican primary
Craig was considered a GOP front-runner until he and other Republicans were scratched from the ballot.