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Funding for several nonprofits is still to be determined, but unofficial figures in the budget suggest their requests could be cut, in some cases in half or entirely.
Two Maine elected officials were on the Oath Keepers membership list, in addition to one Maine law enforcement officer and two first responders who were not named in a report that raises concerns of extremism in military and law enforcement circles.
Benjamin Hartwell was one of two Maine elected officials found on membership rolls of the violent, anti-government group.
The Anti-Defamation League used leaked membership data from the anti-government extremist group to provide a national snapshot of who belongs and how many members are affiliated with government at all levels.
Maine county commissioners have ‘huge incentive’ to pass extreme resolutions Contributed • February 15, 2021 By David Marino Jr., Bangor Daily News Staff Recent resolutions stridently opposing Gov. Janet Mills’ COVID-19 measures from commissioners in Androscoggin and Piscataquis counties have focused new attention on a level of government that seldom attracts much notice. All 16 of Maine’s counties are governed by county commissioners, but their power is generally limited to setting budgets for sheriff’s offices, jails and a few other functions, as well as some local matte...