Lauren McCauley
Editor at News from the States
Mother, writer, dreamer, schemer. Editor @mainemorninstar with @statesnewsroom. Formerly: @mainepeople @mebeacon. Views my own.
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1 week ago |
mainemorningstar.com | Lauren McCauley
On the last scheduled day of the legislative session, amid contentious debate on the state budget, House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) stepped down from the rostrum to introduce a resolution expressing condolences to the members of the Minnesota Legislature for the deaths of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman. The Hortmans were shot early Saturday morning in an apparent political assassination. Another Minnesota lawmaker, Democratic Sen.
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1 week ago |
newsfromthestates.com | Lauren McCauley
Across Maine and coast-to-coast, people took to the streets on Saturday for a day of action condemning the actions of President Donald Trump, who spent the day celebrating his 79th birthday with a multi-million dollar military parade in Washington, D.C.. More than three dozen “No Kings” events were organized across the state, in small towns and big cities, where thousands turned out to march. Starting the day in York, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree handed out red roses to marchers.
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4 weeks ago |
mainemorningstar.com | Lauren McCauley
It was a marathon week of voting. Debates were had, gavels were broken, and senators took a break from policy to discuss what sort of vehicle they would be if given the choice (Sen. Craig Hickman, a train; Sen. Mark Lawrence, a submarine; Sen. Joe Baldacci, a “big red firetruck,” etc.) In many cases, the Maine Senate and House of Representatives split over whether to support legislation.
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1 month ago |
mainemorningstar.com | Lauren McCauley
The chambers are not always aligned on every bill. When the Maine Senate votes one way and the Maine House of Representatives another, they have a chance to reconsider or alternately to “insist” on their position. If they are unable to reconcile their differences, legislation then dies in nonconcurrence (though technically they could be recalled with a two-thirds vote).
Supreme Court orders Maine House to restore voting rights to legislator censured for anti-trans post
1 month ago |
mainemorningstar.com | Lauren McCauley
by Lauren McCauley, Maine Morning Star May 20, 2025 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an injunction overruling the Maine House of Representatives’ decision to block Maine Rep. Laurel Libby from voting or speaking on the chamber floor after she was censured for posting personal information about a transgender student on her legislative Facebook page.
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