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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Commission begins studying shortage of long-term care workers in Maine
A bill passed by the Legislature created the 15-member panel to explore how to solve workforce shortages and other worker-related issues in an industry where demand continues to grow.
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Posted inCommunity News, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Elections
Turnover means changes coming to Augusta council
Resignations during the summer will result in new candidates and contested races for seats on the Augusta City Council during the November general election. Three incumbents uncontested for Augusta Board of Education seats.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
NOAA chief thanks Alabama weather office in wake of Dorian forecast controversy
The head of NOAA both defended the administration and thanked a local weather office that contradicted Trump’s claims about Hurricane Dorian’s threat to Alabama.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump fires national security adviser John Bolton, says they ‘disagreed strongly’
Bolton says he offered his resignation last night but Trump did not accept.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
At rally, Trump paints bleak picture of Democratic control
Speaking in Fayetteville, N.C., the president claims the nation would be overrun with crime, poverty and immigrants if Democrats seize power in Washington.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Sole Republican challenger to Sen. Collins quits amid party pressure
Fairfield’s Derek Levasseur said heavy pressure from Maine Republican leaders squelched his effort to snatch party backing from the 4-term senator in next June’s primary.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s planned Camp David retreat with the Taliban draws flak from all sides
The president’s surprise announcement, and the swift emergence of competing versions of events, is in keeping with his impulsive-seeming and highly personalized style of handling complex international diplomacy.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Biden in lead, but does campaign lack enthusiasm to keep it?
Democrats downplayed the large crowds at Donald Trump’s high-octane rallies throughout the 2016 campaign, predicting it wouldn’t translate into an Election Day victory.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Echoing Trump, Israeli leader pre-emptively claims electoral fraud
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to pass a law requiring video cameras at polling stations ahead of next week’s vote – an effort that’s drawing charges of racism and incitement.