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Happy Thursday!
We’ve got ourselves a soaker today, with the National Weather Service forecasting up to an inch of rain for most of the state through Saturday morning.
It’s also the coolest day that we’ve had in some time, with the highs reaching only into the low to mid-60s throughout the state.
It’s about time we got a decent rain; a moderate drought is extending from Kittery up into northern Aroostook, while a severe drought is reaching from Portland to MDI and up into southern Penobscot County, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
All this rain might actually provide relief from that parching drought. But it may be a spell before we know for sure.
Inside Jared Golden’s lobstering win, from a 2019 tweet to push by Paul LePage
As a first-term representative in 2019, it didn’t take Jared Golden long to learn that party unity often trumps the content of a bill.
The Democrat from Lewiston was hoping to win a pause on rules for the lobstering industry meant to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, but he couldn’t get the votes, and the pause wasn’t enacted until Maine’s congressional delegation pushed through a version in 2022.
“That’s when I realized the other party actually will try to deny someone that they’re trying to beat in a tough reelection a victory, even if it might be in alignment with their own party’s policy views,” Golden said.
Now that he’s not seeking reelection, he’s free to strike unlikely alliances with Republicans and be a thorn in the side of Democratic leadership if it suits his aims. That’s exactly what happened with his effort to extend the pause of the lobstering rules, and it paid off this week.
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