Shawn Moody will take the unusual step of advertising on Matt DiBenedetto’s car when it races in New Hampshire.
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Trump missteps fuel new energy in Democratic campaigns
On the trail, the message is “What are they going to interfere with next?”
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Trump’s lawyer recorded him talking about paying off Playboy model
The president’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen secretly recorded Trump discussing a potential payment for a former Playboy model’s account of having an affair with him, people familiar with an investigation into the attorney said Friday.
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Rep. Poliquin backs Republican bid to shut the door on a carbon tax
The resolution appears to be spurred by news that a Republican congressman from Florida planned to introduce a bill that would impose new taxes on coal and natural gas.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
New law lets Maine school districts decide how students make the grade to graduate
School districts will now be able to choose whether to use the proficiency-based standards or revert to the traditional system when deciding who is qualified to graduate.
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Group wants statewide vote on whether to ban female genital mutilation
The Prevent FGM in Maine PAC wants to begin collecting referendum petition signatures and hopes to put the question on the ballot in 2019.
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Friends, family, ex-colleagues seek pardon for deported Waterville man
Lexius Saint Martin, husband and father of three, wants to return to the U.S. from Haiti.
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Republican leaders mum on Maine party candidates who have not received funds
Mark Andre of Waterville, the Republican candidate for House District 110, says it’s not appropriate for him to lobby Republican leaders about the Ethics Commission not paying his Clean Elections funds.
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Watch video: Trump invites Putin to D.C. meeting, taking intelligence chief by surprise
The White House says discussions are already underway for a fall visit.
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Trump aims to end some automatic protections under Endangered Species Act
Wildlife advocates and Democratic lawmakers said such moves would speed extinctions in the name of furthering the administration’s anti-environment agenda.