With a short time to collect 63,067 signatures, special interest groups and individuals file more than a dozen requests to challenge newly signed laws.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Dems want Acosta to quit for role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex plea
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a growing collection of congressional Democrats say President Donald Trump’s labor secretary should quit
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Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot, 2-time candidate for president, dies at 89
The self-made billionaire was still at the office most days, even after being diagnosed with leukemia in February.
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New law is aimed at easing burden of homelessness on Portland
But the president of the Maine Welfare Directors Association doesn’t believe Sen. Ben Chipman’s bill will have much of an impact on service center communities such as Portland and Bangor.
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Presidential field: Rep. Eric Swalwell is out, but Tom Steyer might be in
The California congressman becomes the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic primary to exit the campaign.
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Warren raises $19.1 million, tops Sanders during second quarter
Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 in the second quarter, topping Bernie Sanders
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Republican lawmakers and Mills spar over nursing home funding
The legislators criticize the governor for delaying action on a funding bill, but the Democrat says it would have set reimbursement rates too high to qualify for federal matching funds.
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New York law gives Congress access to Trump’s state tax returns
Legal challenges are expected, so the president’s returns won’t be turned over anytime soon.
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LePage’s final year included 39 days in Florida and a $33,000 trip to Montenegro
Newly obtained documents reveal details of trips the former governor tried to conceal.
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Presidential primaries, automatic voter registration among election-law changes
But lawmakers defeated several attempts to change the citizen initiative process and the ranked-choice voting that was used statewide in Maine for the first time last year.