The goal of the New England Clean Energy Connect is to bring 1,200 megawatts of Canadian hydropower to the New England grid.
Politics
Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Lawmaker wants new state department to protect Maine kids
Sen. Bill Diamond of Windham makes his proposal in response to children’s deaths that exposed weaknesses in Maine’s system for protecting children from abuse and neglect.
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Police say bill to eliminate intelligence unit would make Maine less safe
But critics say the more than $1 million used to fund the Maine Information and Analysis Center would be better used for other programs.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Legislation would allow unenrolled voters to cast ballots in Maine party primaries
The bill is one of several that would increase voter participation in primaries or streamline the balloting process by rescheduling the newly created presidential primary from March to June.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden to tap Trump foes for immigration posts amid border surge
Biden has selected Chris Magnus, the police chief from Tucson, Ariz., to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Maine lawmaker criticized for racist email
Rep. Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea, referred to COVID-19 as the ‘China virus’ in an email to an Asian-American resident, and downplayed the disease’s seriousness.
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Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors
The former president says he’s ‘disappointed’ in his vice president and calls Sen. McConnell a ‘stone-cold loser.’
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors’ emergency power
Many proposals aim to fundamentally shift power from the executives to state legislatures.
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Biden orders study on more justices, term limits for Supreme Court
The nation’s highest court has had nine members since just after the Civil War, and any effort to alter it would be explosive.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Finance commissioner details breakdowns, rising cost of state’s payroll software system
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee is considering whether to open an investigation into a technology upgrade that has cost the state more than $34 million to date and is years behind schedule.