On top of agreeing to divest from fossil fuels, lawmakers pass 10 measures that promise to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to climate impacts.
Politics
Use of veto pen leaves Mills at odds with members of her own party
But political experts and opponents say the moves show an independent streak, and a wariness of an electoral showdown with Paul LePage.
Biden seeks to bring back traditional Democratic voters
The current president is attempting to appeal to those who gravitated to Donald Trump because they felt their long positions of power were threatened by progressive liberalism.
Democrats’ choice: keep campaign promises or keep the filibuster
Biden wants to take successes to 2022 voters, but GOP senators pledge to block him.
Rising nationalism undermines world’s ‘new normal’
The U.S. is one of the countries experiencing populism as confrontations threaten to replace cooperation among nations.
When good news becomes bad news because of statistics
People reach wrong conclusions by relying too heavily on numbers.
Average taxpayers pick up the tab when wealthiest, corporations pay no tax
A fair share of the burden should be more than the zero in taxes that many of the wealthiest corporations currently pay.
Coronavirus in Maine: Timeline
Trace key events in the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Maine — and how officials are responding — using this interactive, multimedia timeline.
Lawmaker pushes to restore parole to Maine’s justice system
Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos asks, ‘Do we believe in redemption or not?’ while seeking support to overturn a parole ban that has existed in Maine for 45 years.
In the weeds: The battle to regulate Maine’s most valuable crop
As the Legislature and courts weigh changes to the marijuana industry, local caregivers fear being overrun by big corporations and out-of-state interests.
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