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Maine lawmakers have started the 2023 legislative session by introducing an unusually high percentage of placeholder bills that purport to tackle big issues, but are void of any details that might inform the public of their purpose, price tag or impact.
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As expected, Mills didn’t propose sweeping new initiatives or massive expansions of existing programs as part of her two-year budget proposal. Instead, it was the total dollar figure of the governor’s budget proposal — $10.3 billion — that drew the most initial attention.
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Mills, all white in suffragette-style and wearing a pair of iconic “Bean Boots,” gave an aspirational inaugural address, front loaded with accomplishments and backfilled with a to-do list for her next four years in office.
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It took less than 10 hours for the smiles, back-slaps and warm-and-fuzzy feelings on the opening day of the session Wednesday to fade away and for partisan tensions to rear up in the Maine Legislature.
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Here are three hefty issues likely to come up early into the session.
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The 2022 election is over and most of the results are settled. It’s time to clear out the campaign notebook.
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In this week’s Pulse: 18 questions answered for the 18 days remaining until the Maine election.
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With less than a month until Election Day, here are several recent ads that might grab voters’ attention, but that need some additional facts or a dose of reality.
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In this week’s Pulse: LePage stumbles on abortion debate question, Mills more poised, but cagey on some issues, LePage's dark portrayal of Portland, and control of the Maine Senate.
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In this week’s Pulse: The election is coming...this week we recap the trends and themes we've seen so far.