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Bangor City Council bans remote public comments again
A registration system failed to stem the offensive remarks that, in the council’s view, have little to do with city business.
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3mBangor will fund an as-needed overnight warming center this winter
The emergency shelter will open on nights when the temperature drops below 15 degrees.
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5mUMaine faculty and students condemn proposed cuts at charged town hall
The meeting follows administrators' plans to close a large part of a $19 million budget shortfall.
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2mAppeals court declines to rule on federal bid to set aside California ballots of alleged noncitizens
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appeals court on Monday declined to rule on whether California elections officials can count roughly 20,000 ballots that the Justice Department alleges belong to noncitizen voters. The decision sets the federal government and state officials up for another legal showdown on the matter on Tuesday in front of a federal […]
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5m3 moments from Troy Jackson and Elizabeth Warren’s latest appeal to progressives
The Waterville town hall marked the latest visit by a leading national progressive aiming to help Jackson in his bid to oust Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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3mIllinois man charged with mailing white powder to members of Congress
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A 37-year-old Illinois man is charged with sending threatening letters to members of Congress containing a white powder, including one with a note reading “HAH enjoy the gift,” according to federal court records. The criminal complaint unsealed Monday claims Matthew Ungelsbee sent at least four plain white envelopes with a powdery […]