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Shelters across Maine forced to secure private donations after large shelter funding bill fails
WCSH 6 Portland· 5 days agoMore funding for homeless shelters in Maine was included in the state's supplemental budget after...
Third candidate challenges Angus King for U.S. Senate seat
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMay 21—A third candidate is looking to unseat Angus King from his U.S. Senate seat this fall. Jason Cherry of Unity has qualified to appear on the fall ballot as an independent candidate, according ...
Gun safety group, U.S. Senate architects of 2022 law call for stricter measures
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoCongress should build on the 2022 gun control law following high-profile mass shootings, Durbin,...
Vermont’s data privacy law sparks state lawmaker alliance against tech lobbyists
Politico via Yahoo News· 4 days agoState lawmakers from Maine to Oklahoma say the lessons they learned from battling industry over...
Louisiana ready to ban ranked-choice voting
The Washington Times· 1 day agoGov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, is expected to sign it into law, making Louisiana the eighth state to enact legislation prohibiting ranked-choice voting....
Senate trashes landfill restrictions
The Eagle-Tribune· 4 days agoAbout a-half-dozen bills dealing with landfills and solid waste management that had passed the House were either killed by the Senate or sent to interim study, a polite death in the second year ...
The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoSen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control...
‘Deceptive’ MO ballot question bans non-U.S. citizens from voting. It’s already illegal
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoMissouri voters will be asked this year whether to ban ranked-choice voting. The first thing they’ll...
The escalating fight over Haiti ahead of Ruto’s visit
Politico· 21 hours ago“We can continue to identify them and turn them off, but I think Russia will not stop,” Hill said....
Louisiana to ban ranked-choice voting
KTBS Shreveport· 22 hours agoGov. Jeff Landry is expected to sign Senate Bill 101 into law later this week. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Blake Miguez, prohibits...