The letter to Gov. Janet Mills was signed by all but three of the Legislature’s 70 Republicans.
Republicans
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Priorities differ as lawmakers begin debate on governor’s $126 million budget plan
Republicans want more focus on repairing roads and bridges; Democrats want to add staff and improve programs for disadvantaged residents.
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Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
House upholds veto of bill to let candidates put their nicknames on ballot
Rep. ‘Billy Bob’ Faulkingham, the bill’s sponsor, says many voters in his district wouldn’t recognize his given name.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics, Times Record
Top Democratic lawmakers threaten to roll back BIW’s $45 million tax break
House Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate President Troy Jackson suggest BIW it is not meeting job creation and wage requirements in a 2018 law, allegations that the shipyard disputes.
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Mills releases bill to boost funds to Maine nursing homes
The governor had held the bill to boost pay of frontline workers over concerns that it might jeopardize federal Medicaid funding.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Republicans who are that disgusted with Trump should go public with it
Republican lawmakers who disavow the president only in private aren’t part of the solution – they’re part of the problem.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Nation, Republican Party should allow the impeachment process to play out
For all of us, it is vital to uphold the rule of law; for the Republicans, it is critical to resolve the issue in an election year.
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Leonard Pitts: The naked Emperor, unfortunately, is more truth than fairy tale
No ‘highly stable genius’ ever wanders around unclothed. The real scandal, apparently, is that anyone would even make such an accusation.
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Maine Voices: Two-pronged strategy needed for Democrats to retake U.S. Senate
In blue states, try an appeal to the greater good; in red ones, encourage long-shot White House hopefuls to aim for the Senate.
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Lisa Savage: As U.S. senator, I’ll stand up to neo-McCarthyism, say ‘no’ to U.S. wars
Smear campaigns and déjà vu Russia-baiting for anyone who dares mention defense cuts won’t stop me.