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Rep. Pingree meets with Romanian leader on Ukrainian humanitarian crisis

by Dennis Hoey March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

The U.N. estimates that Romania has taken in about 543,000 of the nearly 4 million refugees who have fled the Russian invasion.

Local & State, Politics

Maine House advances bill to allow ranked-choice voting in communities statewide

by Randy Billings March 22, 2022March 23, 2022

The bill would allow all of Maine’s communities, whether they have official charters or not, to establish ranked-choice voting.

Nation & World, Politics

Biden to announce new Russia sanctions while in Brussels

by AAMER MADHANI Associated Press March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Biden is traveling to Brussels and Poland to press for continued unity among Western allies as Russia presses on with its brutal invasion of Ukraine.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Supreme Court nominee Jackson pushes back on Republican critics, defends record

by MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Facing senators’ questions for the first time, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is forcefully defending her record as a federal judge.

Nation & World, Politics

Alaska Rep. Don Young to lie in state at U.S. Capitol

by KEVIN FREKING Associated Press March 21, 2022March 22, 2022

The longest-serving Republican in House history died Friday at 88.

Nation & World, Politics

Biden aides urge Congress to fund pandemic aid

by ALAN FRAM Associated Press March 21, 2022March 22, 2022

GOP leaders say the administration has not provided figures on how much money remains unspent.

Local & State, Politics

Republicans embrace inflation payments proposed by Gov. Mills, want them expedited

by Randy Billings March 21, 2022March 22, 2022

The move puts the party at odds with former Gov. Paul LePage, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in November and has called the proposal ‘an election-year gimmick.’

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Pingree, Collins, King describe wrenching scenes at Poland-Ukraine border

by Colin Woodard March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Rep. Pingree is in the midst of a weeklong congressional fact-finding trip to Eastern Europe, while Maine’s 2 senators returned Sunday from a weekend trip of their own.