Thirty-one of the 50 states received more in federal funds than they paid in federal taxes, according to the most recently available data.
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U.S. government runs out of money to pay Maine defense lawyers appointed in federal cases
Attorneys are waiting until the next fiscal year starts in October to get paid — and that depends on Congress.
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LIHEAP cut proposed in Trump’s budget would hurt 45,000 Mainers
While President Trump has proposed eliminating the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, local officials are split on whether Congress will follow through.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Maine. NH lawmakers want to change that.
The tax status of shipyard employees is driving the resolution urging Congress to change the boundary, a move the US Supreme Court rejected in 2001.
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Maine gets $22M to boost development of new wood products
With a decline in employment in the state’s pulp and paper industry, other wood products are being developed to reduce the use of plastics and other fossil fuel-based materials.
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Tight race for control of Congress could be decided by just a handful of campaigns
Upended by the summer shake-up that replaced President Biden with Harris atop the Democratic ticket, the down-ballot campaigns enter this fall stretch at a virtual toss-up.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Speaker Johnson search for offramp as vote on his ouster simmers
They met for a second day at the Capitol to discuss her threat for a vote on the motion to remove him from office.
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House Republicans are ready to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio
The audio in question is of an interview conducted as part of a probe into President Biden’s handling of classified documents.
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Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas vows to continue his bid for an 11th term despite bribery indictment
The Democrat and his wife have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges in connection with a federal probe into their ties with the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
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House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors
Lawmakers agreed to prohibit airlines from charging extra for families to sit together, and they tripled maximum fines for airlines that violate consumer laws.