Taking the question of criminal history off the application would allow an opportunity to get to know the person who is applying, she said on behalf of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition.
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Reports: Russian authorities make deal with Google
The RIA Novosti news agency quoted a Russian state media oversight agency as saying it has established a “constructive dialogue” with Google.
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Maine’s next 2-year budget focuses on funding education and Medicaid expansion – with no new taxes
Gov. Janet Mills proposes an $8 billion plan that would increase General Fund spending 11%, saying Maine can afford to put more money into schools, public safety and municipal revenue sharing.
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Whitaker: I have ‘not interfered’ with Mueller investigation
“We have followed the special counsel’s regulations to a T,” Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told the House Judiciary Committee.
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Trump’s counselor claims woman assaulted her at restaurant
President Donald Trump’s White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told police the woman yelled and gestured at her for 8 to 10 minutes before she was escorted out of the restaurant.
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Trump’s taxes on House Democrats’ agenda
Republicans accuse the Democrats of using powers in the tax law to mount a political witch hunt for Trump’s tax returns.
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Rep. Golden opposes Trump’s NAFTA rewrite
Maine’s 2nd District congressman says the revised trade agreement doesn’t do enough to protect American workers.
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Democrats push Green New Deal to address climate change, create jobs
Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine was an original co-sponsor and the 15th House member to endorse the resolution in November.
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Senate panel approves Trump’s attorney general nominee
The vote now heads to the full Senate, where William Barr is expected to be confirmed in a vote as soon as next week.
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Jared Golden calls Trump’s ‘NAFTA 2.0’ deal ‘more of the same’
The president said that his new deal would replace “and deliver for American workers: bringing back our manufacturing jobs, expanding American agriculture, protecting intellectual property, and ensuring that more cars are proudly stamped with four beautiful words: Made in the USA.”