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CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates has passed a resolution saying court have no authority to interfere with impeachment proceedings in the House or state Senate. House Joint Resolution 2 passed by a 78-21 vote March 2. If it passes the Senate by a two-thirds majority, voters might be able to decide for themselves whether to amend the state Constitution in the 2022 election. “The House of Delegates shall have sole power of impeachment,” the state Constitution currently reads. “The Senate shall have sole power to try impeachment.” Williams The resolution would add language ...

King to speak on education beyond high school Share AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, will be the guest speaker in an Idea Exchange Webinar presented by UMA Senior College at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, addressing the question “Should We Make Education Beyond High School Affordable to All?” The topic grew out of the concern that an educated workforce would be a boon to the economy. Something needs to be done to make college — either at community college or state university — accessible to anyone in Maine who wants to acquire essential knowledge and technical skills to be a part o...

Voter Protection Act blocking bipartisan bill Rep. Leo Biasiucci was waiting his turn to fight a parking ticket in court when the idea came to him. As the Lake Havasu City Republican watched people ahead of him tell the judge they couldn’t afford to pay their tickets, he wondered why there wasn’t a way to lift the financial burden. Payment plans weren’t an option; an additional fee is required to start one, he said. Biasiucci’s HB2110, first introduced as HB2055 in 2020, proposes that judges could order people to do community service, valued at $12 an hour, as payment for their ticket...

The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good, Michaels J Sandel, 2020 The mostly volunteer team at the League of Women Voters – Downeast who plan and coordinate this series includes: Martha Dickinson, Starr Gilmartin, Maggie Harling, Ann Luther, Judith Lyles, Wendilee O’Brien, Maryann Ogonowski, Pam Person, Leah Taylor, Linda Washburn About the host: Ann currently serves as Treasurer of the League of Women Voters of Maine and leads the LWVME Advocacy Team. She served as President of LWVME from 2003 to 2007 and as co-president from 2007-2009. In her work for the League, Ann has...

Candidate for Arizona Corporation Commission faces investigation into campaign spending Ryan Randazzo, Arizona Republic The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission on Thursday agreed that Eric Sloan, who lost a bid to become one of the state's utility regulators, appears to have violated laws regarding how candidates can spend public campaign money. Their vote will initiate an investigation that could include subpoenas for Sloan's finance records and depositions of witnesses. It ultimately could result in a fine. Sloan contracted with the first company, called The Power of...