Senators have struggled to reach final agreement on a $1 trillion package of highway, water systems and other public works projects.
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Breyer says he hasn’t decided when to retire from Supreme Court
The court’s oldest justice said his health would be the primary consideration in his eventual decision, with “the court” being a second factor.
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Legislature moves forward with Mills’ plan for using COVID-19 relief funds
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee has approved a plan for spending close to $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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New law aims to shed light on racial makeup of traffic stops statewide
The law that took effect Thursday will require police officers to report the race of every person they stop on the road.
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Sens. Collins and King unveil earmark funding requests for over 150 Maine projects
The senators’ requests total almost half a billion dollars; most of the earmarks submitted by Reps. Pingree and Golden advance.
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Biden pitches huge budget, says Democrats will ‘get a lot done’
Top Democrats reached agreement on a mammoth $3.5 trillion infrastructure package focusing on climate change, education, a Medicare expansion and more.
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Lawmakers commission probe of Maine’s child protective services
The deaths of several Maine children are a ‘call to action,’ said the state’s director of the Office of Child and Family Services.
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Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement
Democrats’ goal is to push a budget resolution reflecting Tuesday’s agreement through the House and Senate before the August recess.
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Republican state voting restrictions are ‘un-American,’ Biden says
The president appears to tacitly acknowledge the fading hopes for voting rights bills in Congress, saying he would launch a nationwide campaign to arm voters with information on rules changes and restrictions before the 2022 midterm elections.
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Bipartisan infrastructure deal stalls as bigger plan gains ground
The bipartisan deal is running into opposition from business leaders, outside activists and Republican senators potentially denying it the support that’s needed for passage.