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PublishedDecember 23, 2022
With bill’s passage, lobster industry welcomes 6-year break from new regulations
The omnibus spending legislation includes a rider that freezes new federal regulation of lobstering practices. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2022
House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill
Passage of the bill represented a closing act for Rep. Nancy Pelosi's second stint as House speaker, and for the Democratic majority she led back to power in the 2018 election.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2022
Federal budget deal includes millions for Maine projects
Maine's congressional delegation added millions of dollars worth of local and regional projects to the massive budget bill.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
Maine’s U.S. senators celebrate approval of electoral count reforms
The massive bill passed the Senate on a 68-29 vote and it is expected to be passed by the House of Representatives by Friday and then signed into law.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
$450 relief checks could begin arriving in late January
If passed by the full Legislature as expected on Jan. 4, the first checks would be mailed to qualified taxpayers in late January.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
Trump’s taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents
The practice of auditing presidential tax returns grew from the Watergate era when then-President Richard Nixon was under scrutiny by Congress.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
Senate passes $1.7 trillion bill to fund government, aid Ukraine
The massive bill includes about $772.5 billion for non-defense, discretionary programs and $858 billion for defense and would finance agencies through September.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Legislative committee supports heating aid package that includes $450 checks
The vote came after an hours-long public hearing where advocates and lawmakers urged passage of the original $473 million bill to provide emergency heating and energy relief, and rental assistance.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Lobster legislation a ‘Christmas miracle’ for Maine’s industry – if it passes
Maine's congressional delegation and Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday made their case for the six-year pause on new lobstering regulations. If approved, money for developing new fishing practices could start flowing this spring.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
House committee votes to make public Trump’s tax returns
Trump has for years refused to make his tax returns public, breaking with modern tradition set by other presidents and presidential candidates.
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