Among other legislation, the Senate passed the COVID-19 Origin Act, to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19.
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Texas GOP puts final touches on sweeping voting restrictions
A bill finalized Saturday would eliminate drive-thru voting, reduce polling hours and scale back Sunday voting.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump fans convene to talk about God, country and patriotism
The For God & Country Patriot Roundup conference is being held for three days at the Omni Dallas Hotel.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
White House legislative team pursues ‘politics is personal’ strategy
While President Biden pitches his infrastructure plan to the American public, the real work of delivering his agenda takes place behind the scenes.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Sen. Collins says colleagues missed an opportunity to get to the bottom of Jan. 6 insurrection
Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked passage of a bill that would have set up a nonpartisan commission to investigate the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol spurred on by former President Donald Trump.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News, Politics, Uncategorized
After receiving complaint, state says CMP-backed corridor complying with permit for tree-cutting
Opponents of the high-voltage transmission line through western Maine have alleged that contractors cut a wider swath through the forest than its environmental permit allows.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate Republicans block bipartisan Jan. 6 panel to investigate Capitol riot
The vote comes a day after emotional appeals from police who fought with Trump supporters who smashed their way in, and from fellow lawmakers who fled Capitol chambers that day.
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Maine lawmakers look to study reforms to qualified immunity for police
The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee discusses two bills on the doctrine that shields police and other public employees from frivolous lawsuits but has come under new scrutiny since the murder of George Floyd.
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Maine House speaker stands ground on COVID mask mandate
A policy requiring that people entering the State House wear face coverings remains, even with mask mandates lifted in other places.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News, Politics
Legislative panel votes down bill to penalize drug companies for price gouging
The pharmaceutical industry has made it clear that it will sue Maine if the state approves the ‘excessive pricing’ bill, which now goes to the full Legislature.