Bill proposed by Aroostook County representative gives teachers more negotiating power
As Rep. David McCrea explains it, Maine’s current labor law allows zipper clauses that preclude negotiations once contracts are signed.
NATIONAL POLITICS
Senate nears relief bill votes after half-day GOP delay
The chamber planned to begin voting around midday on a mountain of amendments, mostly by GOP opponents and virtually all of which were destined to be rejected.
Report on Khashoggi’s death splits Democrats on punishment for Saudi prince
The Biden administration is young, but is facing its first pushback from fellow Democrats on foreign policy.
By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill
Democrats were hoping for Senate approval of the package before next week, in time for the House to sign off and get the measure to Biden quickly.
Analysis: Andrew Cuomo and Gavin Newsom, once pillars of the Democratic Party, now look for paths to survival
The two men took very different paths in their descent from darlings of liberal voters to the targets of scathing parody on SNL, but they both share problems so big they are stealing oxygen from a party that doesn’t have much to spare.
Amy Coney Barrett rejects Sierra Club in first opinion for Supreme Court
The 7-2 decision is a defeat for the Sierra Club in a clash stemming from a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule governing structures that use water to cool industrial equipment.
GOP state lawmakers seek to nullify federal gun limits
Some bills would make it a crime for local police officers to enforce federal gun laws.
Law enforcement on alert after plot warning at US Capitol
The threat came as the Capitol police and other law enforcement agencies were taking heat from Congress in contentious hearings this week on their poor handling of the Jan. 6 riot.
Joe Biden blasts Texas governor for ‘Neanderthal thinking’ in lifting COVID-19 restrictions
Gov. Greg Abbott boasted Tuesday that Texas would be “100% open” as of March 10.
What hearings have revealed about Capitol riot failures
It’s clear Capitol Police were unprepared and overwhelmed when Trump supporters laid siege to the building. But no one wants to take responsibility for it.
House passes sweeping voting rights bill over Republican opposition
The bill is a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses.
House cancels Thursday session after police warn of far-right plot to storm Capitol again
QAnon followers falsely believe Donald Trump will reclaim the presidency on Thursday.
Jared Golden 1 of 2 House Democrats to oppose police overhaul bill
House Democrats on Wednesday passed the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, able to avoid clashing with most moderates in their party while losing two including U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine’s 2nd District.
Feds oppose release of Arizona man who wore horns in riot
Prosecutors told a judge in a filing Monday that Jacob Chansley should remain jailed until trial because he is a danger to the community.
Democrats tighten stimulus check limits in $1.9T relief bill after Susan Collins-led push
The COVID-19 relief measure Senate Democrats planned to unveil will also retain the $400 weekly emergency jobless benefits that were included in a House-approved version of the legislation.
Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol Thursday
The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will rise again to power on March 4.
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