Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell criticizes the two tactics President Trump has threatened to employ if negotiators can’t craft a border security accord to his liking.
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Maine hires point person to roll out legal pot sales
Erik Gundersen worked previously as lead policy adviser for the Legislature’s Marijuana Legalization Implementation Committee.
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Solar supporters urge Maine lawmakers to restore financial incentives
Hoping to capitalize on a shift in the political climate, installers and other advocates for solar energy want homeowners to again receive credit for feeding electricity back into the grid.
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Election reform bills include effort to expand ranked-choice voting to state races
Several measures to change state and local primary elections and boost clean elections funding also are on the docket at the State House.
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Health groups take aim at insurance companies’ medication policies
A pending bill would give doctors and patients more say when insurance companies balk at reimbursement and require them to try less expensive alternatives to prescribed medication or treatment.
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Lawmakers push to make drivers keep their hands off their phones
Supporters of new legislation believe their latest effort to strengthen Maine’s distracted-driving laws has brighter prospects with Democrat Janet Mills in the Blaine House.
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First 4 Mills Cabinet nominees get unanimous committee support at Legislature
The nominees to lead the departments of transportation, marine resources, community and economic development and administration and financial services must now be approved by the state Senate.
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Intel chiefs contradict Trump on Iran, North Korea arsenal, Islamic State threat
The chiefs of the U.S. intelligence agencies tell Congress that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the Islamic State remains a threat and that the Iran nuclear deal is working.
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Rep. Golden sponsors bill to withhold pay for Congress, president in shutdowns
Golden is introducing the bill along with Reps. Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican, and Max Rose, a New York Democrat. All three are freshmen.
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Trump confidant Roger Stone pleads not guilty in Russia probe case
A self-described dirty trickster and longtime confidant of the president, Stone is the sixth Trump aide charged in Mueller’s investigation.