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Maine regulators reject utility proposal to report suspected marijuana grow operations to police

Aug. 13, 2024 23:06 PM EDT

Maine utility regulators unanimously rejected on Tuesday an electric utility's proposal to proactively report high consumption that signals a marijuana growing operation to law enforcement officials in an attempt to aid police crackdown on illicit operations. The three-member Public...

American flags should be born in the USA now, too, Congress says

Jul. 29, 2024 13:13 PM EDT

Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely flying over it. Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only American flags that have been completely manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. imports millions of American flags...

US Sen. Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Donald Trump in 2024

Jul. 12, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins didn't vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and the third time will not be the charm — because she is writing in Nikki Haley. Collins, a longtime moderate Republican senator from Maine, told reporters on Friday that she...

Key senators reach agreement on spending levels for next year, setting up clash with House

Jul. 09, 2024 17:34 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense programs under an agreement reached by top Democratic and Republican lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee, setting up a certain clash with the House,...

Republicans block bill to outlaw bump stocks for rifles after Supreme Court lifts Trump-era ban

Jun. 18, 2024 17:44 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would have outlawed bump stocks after the Supreme Court struck down a ban on the rapid-fire gun accessory used in the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. Democrats tried to force a voice vote on...