Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, a logger and the bill’s sponsor, said aerial application of glyphosate and other herbicides has caused irreversible environmental damage.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Neera Tanden withdraws as Biden’s budget nominee after her tweets draw criticism
Among those opposed to Tanden, a domestic policy expert who helped author the Affordable Care Act, was U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
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Posted inBusiness, Politics
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo confirmed as commerce secretary
During her hearing, the former venture capitalist said she would prioritize efforts to revitalize American manufacturing.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Gov. Cuomo avoids public amid outcry over harassment allegations
The New York governor is facing calls for resignations from some members of his own party as most leading Democrats signal they want to await the results of the attorney general’s investigation into claims the governor sexually harassed aides.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
FBI chief tells lawmakers that Capitol riot was ‘domestic terrorism,’ warns of its growth
FBI Director Chris Wray also described in stark terms the threat from domestic violent extremists and said that, contrary to some Republican statements, there is no evidence that anti-Trump groups were involved in the Jan. 6 riot.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Schools and Education
Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as Biden’s education secretary
He takes charge of the Education Department amid mounting tension between Americans who believe students should return to the classroom and others who say the risks are still too great.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate panel votes to advance Merrick Garland’s nomination to be attorney general
Garland, a federal appeals court judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016, is among Biden’s most widely supported nominees.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Minimum wage hike all but dead in Senate virus relief bill
Four days after the chamber’s parliamentarian said Senate rules forbid inclusion of a minimum wage increase in the measure, Democrats seemed to have exhausted their options for quickly salvaging the pay hike.
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Trump calls for GOP unity, says he won’t start another party
Trump used his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference to blast his successor and try to cement his status as the party’s undisputed leader despite his loss in November.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act to bar the Justice Department from monitoring privileged electronic communications between an incarcerated person and that person’s lawyer.