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Maine Senate taking up more than 50 nominations

Maine Senate taking up more than 50 nominations

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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine Senate confirmation votes mark the first time all the senators have gathered together since December.

On the slate for confirmation hearings Thursday evening were more than 50 nominations for posts ranging from the judiciary to the Maine Turnpike Authority to the Maine Board of Education.

The senators are meeting in the Maine House chamber, which is larger than the Senate chamber, to accommodate social distancing during the pandemic.

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