Republicans
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Republicans consider a narrower second round of $1,200 stimulus payments
At two events this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the payments should be sent out primarily to help those earning under $40,000.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Republicans may move convention outdoors as Florida virus cases keep rising
Trump decided to move the convention to Florida after North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, D, would not agree to a packed arena without distancing and masks.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Trump signs order for police reform, doesn’t mention racism
The president and Republicans in Congress have been rushing to respond to the mass demonstrations against police brutality and racial prejudice that have raged for weeks in response to the deaths of black Americans.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Republican senators quietly consider changes in police practices, accountability
The burst of legislative activity in the Republican ranks is an abrupt turnaround after years of black deaths with law enforcement.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Republicans urge governor to share coronavirus information, ease some business restrictions
The letter to Gov. Janet Mills was signed by all but three of the Legislature's 70 Republicans.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Priorities differ as lawmakers begin debate on governor’s $126 million budget plan
Republicans want more focus on repairing roads and bridges; Democrats want to add staff and improve programs for disadvantaged residents.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
House upholds veto of bill to let candidates put their nicknames on ballot
Rep. 'Billy Bob' Faulkingham, the bill's sponsor, says many voters in his district wouldn't recognize his given name.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Top Democratic lawmakers threaten to roll back BIW’s $45 million tax break
House Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate President Troy Jackson suggest BIW it is not meeting job creation and wage requirements in a 2018 law, allegations that the shipyard disputes.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
Mills releases bill to boost funds to Maine nursing homes
The governor had held the bill to boost pay of frontline workers over concerns that it might jeopardize federal Medicaid funding.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2019
Leonard Pitts: Republicans who are that disgusted with Trump should go public with it
Republican lawmakers who disavow the president only in private aren't part of the solution – they're part of the problem.
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