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Maine missed its chance to pass smarter, simpler gun policy
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt appears Maine’s legislative session will conclude without any floor debate or votes on perhaps...
Which bills did Iowa lawmakers pass in 2024, and which bills failed?
Quad-City Times· 5 days agoA look at which legislation was approved — or dropped in Iowa's legislative session.
Man charged with starting a fire outside U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office pleads not guilty
The Nashua Telegraph· 3 days agoSen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a news conference on Senate Health, Education, Labor and...
Lawmakers representing Lewiston, Auburn reflect on end of Maine's legislative session
WCSH 6 Portland· 2 days agoWhile many wanted to see bigger changes to prevent another mass shooting like the one that happened...
Gov. Mills’ proposed savings halved in state budget after objections
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoThe state budget changes Gov. Janet Mills signed into law this week include savings for the future,...
Maine will receive $62M from EPA to expand solar to low-income households
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMaine is receiving $62 million from the federal government to bring solar energy to low-income...
Labor advocates call Gov. Mills’ veto of her own farmworker wage bill ‘an embarrassment’
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAnother attempt to give farmworkers in Maine the right to minimum wage has failed, but this time...
What is a fake elector? The term of the day, explained
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 day agoArizona has nine members of the House of Representatives and two U.S. senators. Hence, it has 11 electoral votes. The District of Columbia has three electors ...
Commentary: Maine joins movement to do away with Electoral College
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoIn Maine, which has four electoral votes, legislators decided to join the compact by the slim margin...
Proposal for separate child welfare department dies after Maine House fails to take action
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 3 days agoApr. 23—A proposal to create a standalone department to oversee child welfare in Maine died in the Legislature after the House of Representatives failed ...