Under the controversial proposal, regulators would direct a buyout of Central Maine Power and Versant Power’s infrastructure to create a nonprofit utility serving roughly 800,000 customers.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Legislature rejects bill to make Election Day a state holiday
But a bill to boost pay for school support staff to $16 an hour advances in what was likely lawmakers’ last meeting at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
U.S. House votes to create a panel to probe Jan. 6 insurrection
The measure, which received 35 Republican votes, faces an uncertain future in the Senate as Republicans increasingly line up against the bipartisan investigation.
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FBI probing federal contractor’s donations to Sen. Collins’ campaign
The FBI alleges contributions totaling close to $195,000 were made illegally to Susan Collins’ 2020 re-election campaign and a super PAC that supported her.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Divided tax committee endorses surcharge bill for high-wage earners in Maine
The Legislature’s Taxation Committee voted 6-5 Tuesday to advance a bill that would tack a 3% surcharge on taxable income over $200,000.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
McConnell hits ‘pause’ on effort to create Jan. 6 panel
Many Senate Republicans say they want such a panel to look at other violent acts.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
President Joe Biden plans to take executive action to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality legal representation after services dwindled during the Trump administration.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Giuliani lawyers: Feds treat him like drug boss or terrorist
By secretly seizing Rudy Giuliani’s cloud data files in 2019, investigators improperly intruded on his private communications with President Trump, the lawyers say.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Gov. Cuomo set to earn $5 million from book on COVID-19 crisis
The New York governor was criticized last year for penning a book touting his performance on the virus while the crisis was ongoing.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House has passed the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, which would enact various measures that regulate debt collection and restrict collection practices.