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NewzBits• 缅因州州长 Janet Mills 宣布暂停其 2026 年美国参议院竞选活动，使得民主党人 Graham Platner 在初选中无需面对竞争。 • Mills 的决定整合了该州民主党的资源，并消除了党内潜在的具有分裂性的初选之争。 • 此举信号出民主党在迎接 2026 年中期选举时保持统一，该选举周期对于掌控参议院至关重要。
washingtontimes.com• 缅因州州长 Janet Mills 周四宣布，她将撤回原定的参议院竞选计划，退出民主党初选，并实际上为州参议员 Ben Chipman 参加这一公开职位的竞争扫清了道路。 • Mills 将家庭因素和备受瞩目的参议院竞选带来的重负列为主要原因，并表示在她继续第二个任期之际，缅因州州长办公室“需要稳定的领导”。 • 她的退出重塑了该州的政治版图，在这个近期在全国大选中呈现“紫色”摇摆趋势的州，此举可能会使民主党免于一场激烈的党内初选。
scrippsnews.comMills 称资金不足，而旨在取代 Susan Collins 的竞争在 Donald Trump 的影响下加剧了民主党内部的分歧。 注册订阅 Breaking News US 电子邮件，在您的收件箱中获取时事通讯提醒。 Maine 州长 Janet Mills 周四在民主党初选仅剩几周之际，宣布退出 US Senate 席位的竞选。该竞选反映了党内关于如何赢得今年最具竞争力的 Senate 席位之一的辩论。 “虽然我有继续前进的动力、热情、承诺和经验，以及最重要的——斗志，但不幸的是，我唯独缺少当今政治竞选所必需的一种东西：财务资源，”Mills 在一份声明中表示。“这就是为什么今天我做出了一个极其艰难的决定，暂停我竞选 United States Senate 的活动。” 继续阅读...
theguardian.comJanet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in MaineThe Democratic governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first US state to impose a moratorium on large new datacenters, even as local opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows.The decision reflects the difficult trade-off facing political leaders, who must weigh the impact of datacenters on the environment and household energy bills against the millions of dollars in investment and tax revenue they can bring. Continue reading...
theguardian.com• The Trump administration announced plans to halt billions in federal Medicaid payments to California, Florida, Maine, and New York, following similar actions against Minnesota involving over $2 billion in withheld funds and $260 million clawed back. • Officials cited alleged Medicaid fraud as the basis for these unprecedented measures, potentially creating a national playbook for pressuring states over program spending. • This escalation impacts public health insurance jointly funded by states and federal government, raising concerns about access for low-income Americans amid ongoing political tensions.
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