Waterville staying in Maine s 1st Congressional District while Augusta moves out centralmaine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from centralmaine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A proposal to extend passenger rail service to Lewiston and Auburn isn’t exactly on the fast track, but it is chugging along after lawmakers this week backed further study of the idea.
The $180,000 proposal would build on a 2019 study of rail options between Portland and the state’s second largest metropolitan area to require the state Department of Transportation to provide “an economic evaluation of commuter and passenger rail service” on the route by next March.
Proponents hope that with a solid plan in place, the state may be able to grab a chunk of cash from President Joe Biden’s $80 billion initiative to bolster rail travel across the country, which has yet to win congressional approval.
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In the showdown over the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, Rep. Jared Golden stood alone from the rest of his party.
The two-term lawmaker who represents Maine s 2nd Congressional District was the only House Democrat last week to vote against the massive spending bill, as it passed its last legislative hurdle along party lines before being signed into law by President Biden.
Golden was an early opponent to the move by his party s congressional leadership to advance the bill through budget reconciliation, which allowed the legislation to pass with Democratic votes only and avoided the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the Senate. And Golden was one of only two Democrats – along with Rep. Kurt Schrader of Oregon – who voted against the relief package in late February when it cleared its first House hurdle.
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A Democratic congressman from Lewiston, second-term U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, may face a Democratic primary challenger next year.
Michael Sutton of Bangor is eyeing a primary challenge against second-term U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Lewiston Democrat.
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Michael Sutton, a Bangor Democrat, filed paperwork last week with the Federal Election Commission indicating his intention to take on Golden for his party’s backing in 2022 in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
Sutton, who could not be reached Monday, lost a lopsided state House primary last year and waged a write-in campaign for the Bangor City Council in which he garnered a total of seven votes. He also fell short in a bid to be a delegate for Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention last summer.
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