Maine is offering $500K in grants to grow clean-energy jobs
It’s part of the Mills administration’s goal to grow the clean-energy sector’s workforce to 30,000 by 2030.
NATIONAL POLITICS
Progressive lawmakers push for free college for most families
The bill would guarantee tuition-free community college for all students and allow students from families earning less than $125,000 to attend a public college or university for free.
Biden OKs more foreign seasonal workers as economy improves
The Department of Homeland Security said the U.S. would approve an additional 22,000 H2-B seasonal, non-agricultural worker visas on top of the annual limit of 66,000 set by Congress.
Merrick Garland announces police probe day after George Floyd case verdict
The announcement comes a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death last May, setting off a wave of relief but also sadness across the country.
Hitting latest vaccine milestone, Biden pushes shots for all
While surveys have shown that vaccine hesitancy has declined since the rollout of the shots, administration officials believe they have to make getting vaccinated easier and more appealing.
Joe Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030
The pledge nearly doubles the nation’s previous commitment and will help prod other countries for ambitious emissions cuts as well.
COVID shows polarized politics can kill, delaying pandemic exit
Thirteen months and two presidents into a once-in-a-century public-health crisis, toxic politics still bedevil effective policies against COVID-19 — an indication of the challenges the U.S. will face in any future pandemic.
Biden praying for ‘right verdict’ in Derek Chauvin trial
“I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict. It’s overwhelming, in my view. I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered now.”
George Bush criticizes GOP isolationism, anti-immigration rhetoric
George W. Bush says the Republican Party he served as president has become “isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, nativist” and says he’s especially concerned about anti-immigration rhetoric.
Maine secretary of state backs voting law changes
The proposals would make permanent some of the changes Maine used during elections that have taken place during the coronavirus pandemic.
Angus King meets with Joe Biden on $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan
King urged Republicans to come up with a counterproposal to get negotiations going.
Maine is a step closer to a 2022 showdown between Paul LePage and Janet Mills
LePage’s hold on the conservative base and the state party has virtually left him alone in even considering a run.
Walter Mondale’s liberal legacy still stands after his bruising 1984 election loss
He introduced a key piece of civil rights legislation and reshaped the office of vice president.
Republicans target ballot drop boxes ahead of midterm elections
In one Georgia county, there will now be one ballot drop box for every 100,000 registered voters.
Janet Mills may shift state borrowing plan amid influx of federal money
Bond proposals ranging from school renovations to broadband are among the dozens lawmakers have introduced this year as Maine faces a projected $650 million revenue shortfall, which is expected to be revised by forecasters this spring.
Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter’s vice president, dies at 93
Mondale followed the trail blazed by his political mentor, Hubert H. Humphrey, from Minnesota politics to the U.S. Senate and the vice presidency, serving under Carter from 1977 to 1981.
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