Conservative lawmakers long have pushed for requiring government-issued photo IDs at the polls, despite a lack of evidence of voter fraud.
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Space Force would be by far the smallest military service
In a legislative proposal sent to Congress this week, the Pentagon estimated that Space Force would have about 15,000 people.
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Supplemental budget supports medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee approved a $7.5 million spending package that will end time limits on Medicaid eligibility for Methadone treatments established under former Gov. Paul LePage.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joins 2020 Democratic presidential field
Inslee, 68, is the first governor to enter the Democratic contest and has the longest political resume of anyone in the race.
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Maine bill limiting teachers’ political speech in classrooms fails
The bill introduced by Rep. Larry Lockman, R, would have barred certain classroom discussions.
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Bill would make White House candidates release tax returns to get on Maine ballot
The proposal by Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, calls for presidential and vice presidential candidates to release three years of returns.
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Republican, Democrat hug after dispute over race at Cohen hearing
Reps. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., embraced and chatted on the House floor one day after they clashed on Capitol Hill.
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Corrections commissioner to convene group to consider fate of Long Creek
Randall Liberty says the group will examine Maine’s juvenile justice system and revisit ending the incarceration of minors at the Long Creek Youth Development Center.
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Trump ordered top-secret clearance for Kushner, officials say
The president’s then-chief of staff, John Kelly, told colleagues that the decision was not supported by career intelligence officials, according to two people familiar with a memo he wrote.
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Analysis: Failure in Vietnam shows risk of summit diplomacy
The Trump administration favors international media spectacles over staff-level advance work.