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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate to vote next week on protecting abortion rights, but Sen. Collins is already a no
Democrats do not have the necessary 60 votes to overcome a Republican filibuster and move ahead with the bill, which means the effort is certain to fail.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Democratic governors’ group reserves $5 million in TV ad time for Maine’s race
The Maine Republican Party previously announced nearly $4 million in TV ad bookings for the race.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills grows fundraising lead over LePage in governor’s race
Democratic incumbent Mills raised more than $2.7 million by April 26, while Republican LePage brought in $1.3 million by the same date.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
D.C. reaches $750,000 settlement in Trump inaugural lawsuit
Attorney General Karl Racine said the committee misused nonprofit funds and coordinated with the hotel’s management and members of the Trump family to arrange the events.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s endorsement power put to test as primary voters go to polls in Ohio
And in Indiana, more than a dozen state House members are trying to hold off Republican primary challengers who want to push the Legislature further to the right.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
FBI: Photos show Jefferson man inside Capitol on Jan. 6
Joshua Colgan told FBI agents he went to the Capitol Building following President Donald Trump’s speech, but said he didn’t enter.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
A jumbled landscape of state battles looms if Roe is overturned
About half of U.S. states are expected to ban abortion if Roe falls, and 22 states, largely in the South and Midwest, already have total or near-total bans on the books. Aside from Texas, all are now blocked because of Roe.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden blasts court’s ‘radical’ Roe abortion draft, warns that other rights are at risk
A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, spark new efforts in Democratic-leaning states to protect access to abortion.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
What would happen in Maine if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?
A draft opinion leaked to Politico suggests a majority of justices on the court support overturning the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide.