March Newsletter
On Wednesday, the House took the first step in limiting the Chinese government’s influence over the social media app TikTok, passing a bill calling on the divestment in TikTok by their parent company ByteDance.
On Wednesday, the House took the first step in limiting the Chinese government’s influence over the social media app TikTok, passing a bill calling on the divestment in TikTok by their parent company ByteDance.
Garrett Mason from Dirigo Public Affairs appears on NewsCenter for coverage of Super Tuesday
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Secretary of State Shenna Bellows continues to defend her decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the March primary ballot. In an interview with NEWS CENTER Maine, she said he will likely remain on the ballot pending a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Congressional Border Deal For a brief moment earlier this month, it appeared that Congress may finally take action on border policy. Republican Senator James Lankford emerged as the lead Republican negotiator on a sweeping piece of legislation that promised to gain the support of both Democrats and Republicans. After weeks of negotiations, Lankford announced that
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Secretary of State Shenna Bellows continues to defend her decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the March primary ballot. In an interview with NEWS CENTER Maine, she said he will likely remain on the ballot pending a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Government Funding Deal Congress has once again punted the spending issues down the field with the House introducing a two-part continuing resolution that will fund the government at current levels through the beginning of March. The bill, unveiled Sunday night, is sure to face opposition from the Freedom Caucus and other conservative members of the
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National Defense Authorization Act Of the many annual responsibilities of the legislative branch, passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) could be the most important. The massive bill passed annually, is needed to fund the Department of Defense, pay American troops, and keep the American military strong. Congress took an important step earlier this week
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From release of Israeli hostages by Hamas to President Joe Biden mistaking Taylor Swift for Britney Spears, our analysts weighed in on top stories this week.
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Government Funding Deadline The deadline to fund the federal government comes in just days, on November 17th. After losing three weeks of legislative time to elect a new Speaker, the House has crafted another Continuing Resolution to keep the government open. Speaker Johnson, in his first major test since taking office, passed a “two-tier” CR
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On November 7th, Mainers will head to the polls to cast a ballot for their local Mayor and council and will be presented with a set of important referendum questions that will shape the future of the state in different ways.
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