Waynflete excels at Maine Science Olympiad Waynflete’s teams took first and second places overall April 9, when 32 Upper School students participated in the Maine State Science Olympiad tournament at the University of Maine in Orono. Highlights included the six events in which the two teams from the Portland private school took both gold and […]
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Sen. Collins says she’d support reinstatement of Trump’s Twitter account
Collins’ comments come a day after Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who describes himself as a ‘free-speech absolutist,’ reached an agreement to purchase Twitter for $44 billion.
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Letter: Collins needs to lean on GOP to support Jackson
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is one of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees ever. I saw two distinct hearings while watching the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the confirmation of Judge Jackson for a seat on the Supreme Court: The first with Democrats offering thoughtful discussion, alternating with the second, an embarrassing Republican Clown Circus […]
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act, to prohibit discrimination in the federal government based on a hair texture or hairstyle that is tied to ethnicity or race.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act to direct federal agencies to develop compatibility standards for digitizing and distributing geographic information system data on government lands that are accessible for recreational purposes.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House passed the Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the Six Triple Eight Congressional Gold Medal Act, to award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of women in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in Europe during World War II.
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Maine congressional delegates ask for more Bath-built ships
Maine and Mississippi lawmakers asked for funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the type of ship BIW builds, in the president’s budget for next year.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate passed the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act to improve health care and services for veterans exposed to toxic substances.
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Maine lawmakers urge Navy to name Bath-built ship after fallen Mainer
Maine lawmakers and Gov. Janet Mills have asked the Navy to name a destroyer after Master Sgt. Gary Gordon of Lincoln.