Laurel Libby, a Maine state representative, discussed the end of the legislative session and Governor Janet Mills’ final term. Libby criticized Mills for pushing through a 2% millionaire tax, raising Maine’s income tax to the highest in New England. She noted Mills’ efforts to appeal to her base, which she believes led to extreme legislative actions. Libby also mentioned the possibility of a veto day on April 29 and the significant number of open seats in the Maine House, which could shift power. She emphasized the importance of grassroots activism and public awareness of state politics to effect change.
The ACLU of Maine has filed a lawsuit against five ICE agents on behalf of a man who was arrested in Portland during an immigration enforcement surge in January.
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell's abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader, injecting more turmoil into the campaign to lead the nation's most populous state.
The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.
Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.
A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims' relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years.
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