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These lawmakers have come under fire for offensive remarks
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Politicians Slammed For Offensive Remarks
Here’s proof that it’s not just national politicians who say dumb stuff.
BOSTON, MA - MARCH 08: Boston Police investigate the scene where a snow plow ranover a woman near Tuft's Medical Center as another major nor'easter barrels Into northeastern U.S. on March 8, 2018 in Boston, United States. Large portions of the East Coast are facing a second nor'easter in less than a week. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
Winter Storm Dumps Heavy, Wet Snow On Northeast, Leaving Thousands Without Power
By Jonathan Allen, Reuters
Up to 2 feet of snow accumulation was expected in some inland parts of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts and 18 inches was possible in Maine.
WESTBROOK, ME - FEBRUARY 11: Governor Paul LePage addresses a crowd during a Town Hall Meeting at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Februsry 11, 2015. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Mainers Vote To Expand Medicaid Under Obamacare
By Jeffrey Young
The expansion will extend health coverage to 70,000 low-income people.
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ENTERTAINMENT
The Truth Behind The Creepy Connection Between 'It' And 'Stranger Things'
By Bill Bradley
This will turn your world upside down.
AUBURN, ME - OCTOBER 21: Maine Governor Paul LePage speaks at Central Maine Community College about his central themes of tax reduction, welfare reform and lowering college costs for Maine students. (Photo by Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Maine Voters Could Expand Health Care To 70,000 People On Election Day
By Jeffrey Young
A win on the ballot initiative to expand Medicaid would be a loss for Gov. Paul LePage (R), who vetoed five bills to extend health care to more Mainers.
U.S. Senator Susan Collins speaks at the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce's Quarterly Business Breakfast in Rockport, Maine, U.S., October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Joel Page
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POLITICS
Senator Collins Should Uphold Mainers Rights To Our Day In Court
By Thomas A. Cox, Contributor
An attorney specializing in representing financial institution...
Sen. Susan Collins has long been an independent voice for Maine, acting in the best interests of Mainers, and not narrow
Trading information and the company logo are displayed on a screen where the stock is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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POLITICS
The Equifax Scandal Could Complicate GOP Efforts To Gut A New Consumer Protection
By Paul Blumenthal
And some conservatives are telling Republicans to back off.
Police in Pennsylvania have asked people to stop attaching red balloons to storm drains saying the sight left them completely terrified
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WEIRD NEWS
Red Balloons Are Popping Up On Storm Grates Ahead Of 'It' Movie
By Nina Golgowski
Police said they were "terrified" while removing them.
Republican nominee Donald Trump listens during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on September 26, 2016. / AFP / Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Northeast States Just Delivered A ‘Major Victory’ Against Climate Change
By Alexander C. Kaufman
The country’s only regional cap-and-trade market set bold, new targets that fly in the face of the Trump administration’s assault on climate policies.
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POLITICS
War On Opioids Moves To Veterinarians’ Offices
By Stateline, Contributor
Stateline provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in s...
Some states are taking the war on opioids into veterinarians’ offices, aiming to prevent people who are addicted to opioids
AUGUSTA, ME - JUNE 30: During a press conference at the State House on Friday, Gov. Paul LePage said he would not sign any budget that comes out of the legislature today and he will wait the full ten days before vetoing it. If a budget is not passed by midnight, the state will enter into a partial shutdown. (Staff Photo by Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Maine Gov. Paul LePage Says Taking Down Confederate Statues Is Like Removing 9/11 Memorial
By Sam Levine
"Whether we like it or not, this is what our history is," said the Trump-backing Republican.
AUGUSTA, ME - JUNE 30: During a press conference at the State House on Friday, Gov. Paul LePage said he would not sign any budget that comes out of the legislature today and he will wait the full ten days before vetoing it. If a budget is not passed by midnight, the state will enter into a partial shutdown. (Staff Photo by Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Maine Gov. Paul LePage Threatens To Raise State Voting Age To 21
By Sam Levine
"If 18-year-olds are too young and can’t make the right decision to buy cigarettes, then I don’t think they should be able to vote."
Matt Dunlap (Photo by Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Trump Voter Fraud Commissioner Again Rejects Panel's Request For Voter Information
By Sam Levine
“There are some real questions here about whether or not this data can be secured, and it may not provide us with anything of value anyway."
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GREEN
There's An Easy And A Powerful Way To Reduce Our Climate Impact
By Kirsten Stade, Contributor
Environmental activist, writer, organizer for national nonprofit
Scientists, and non-scientists who listen to them, have known for some time that life on this planet is in imminent jeopardy
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