Proponents say the increase to $15 by 2024 will help women and people of color, but many employers are concerned that a hazard pay provision requiring time-and-a-half pay during a declared emergency will put them out of business.
Election 2020
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Biden wins Maine, but Trump picks up electoral vote in the 2nd Congressional District
Biden won the 1st Congressional District and the statewide tally, good for 3 electoral votes.
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Susan Collins wins 5th Senate term as Sara Gideon concedes
Collins won the election not only by capturing clear majorities in hundreds of Maine’s more conservative, rural communities, but she also appeared to eat into Gideon’s margins of victory in traditional Democratic strongholds.
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Democrats retain control of the Maine Legislature
While the balance of power in the House shifted slightly to the right, incomplete returns suggest Democrats will gain one seat in the Senate and remain in control of the Legislature for the next two years.
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Livermore processes absentee ballots ahead of election
LIVERMORE — Town officials processed returned absentee ballots last week to save time tabulating the Nov. 3 election results. As of Thursday, Oct. 29, 653 absentee ballots had been requested and 543 returned, Town Clerk Renda Guild said while waiting to feed opened ballots into a voting machine. Acting registrar of voters Aaron Miller, filling […]
Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Politics
Claxton holds on to Senate District 20 in Auburn
AUBURN — Democrat Ned Claxton, seeking a second term in the state Senate’s 20th District, fought off a challenge from Republican Matthew Leonard in Tuesday’s election. The district represents Auburn, Mechanic Falls, Minot, New Gloucester and Poland. Unofficial results from all municipalities had Claxton winning, 11,790 to 10,339. A Clean Election candidate, Claxton spent $69,000 […]
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Libby wins House District 64 in Minot, Auburn
AUBURN — Republican Laurel Libby, who challenged incumbent Democrat Bettyann Sheats for the House of Representatives in the 64th District, appears to have won. Unofficial results from the district, which includes Minot and part of Auburn, showed Libby with 2,945 votes to 2,445 for Sheats. Both women are from Auburn. Sheats, a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot, […]
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Dixfield going with Sheriff’s Office for police services
Voters also approved funding a Fire Department ladder truck.
Posted inElection 2020, Franklin, News, Politics, The Franklin Journal
Farmington approves land lease for solar project
The measure passed by nearly 4-1 majority.
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Collins holds edge over Gideon in closely watched Senate race
It was unclear early Wednesday whether Republican Sen. Susan Collins would maintain enough of a lead to avoid a ranked-choice run-off in a race with national implications.