Collins acknowledges the party’s dissatisfaction, but says it’s time for Republicans to focus on improving their electoral results.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Mills ends Maine’s absence from National Governors Association meeting
The trip, the first for Mills as governor, includes a group dinner Sunday hosted by President Trump.
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Idea of 70% tax on wealthiest Americans has Davos abuzz
The suggestion by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has its share of critics.
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Florence A. Blouin
AUBURN — Florence A. Blouin, 80, of Lewiston died July 8 after complications from a long battle with Inclusive Body Myositis. She was born in Hartford, Conn., on Aug. 30, 1937, and attended schools in Hartford, central Missouri and Lewiston. She was proud to be a homemaker while her children were growing up. After her family […]
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Therese G. McPhee
AUBURN — Therese G. McPhee, 92 passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 4, at Clover Manor Health Care in Auburn. She was born Nov. 22, 1925, in Lynn, Mass., and was raised and educated in Marblehead, Mass, graduating from Marblehead High School in 1944. The day after graduation, she moved to Washington, D.C., and worked for the […]
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Arizona GOP lawmaker resigns over surrogacy allegation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona said he is resigning next month after revealing that he discussed surrogacy with two female staffers, creating new political opportunities in a heavily GOP district. The eight-term lawmaker, a staunch conservative and fierce opponent of abortion, said in a statement Thursday that he never physically intimidated, […]
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Housing stipend for Congress? Here's a better way
Does anyone pity the poor congressman? He spends much of his life on the road, eating rubber chicken or repugnant local specialties, in between making a few speeches and shaking a whole lot of hands. And when he comes off the road, he generally does not go home to whatever fair district where he once […]