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CMP Project Backers Urge Lawmakers To Defeat Bill Barring Foreign Influence In Maine Elections
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:05:34
Publish Date: 2020-03-11 15:33:49
Description: Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would bar foreign nationals and certain foreign corporations from spending to influence ballot campaigns. It is designed to close a loophole in Maine election law, but it could also have an immediate impact on Hydro-Quebec, the electricity supplier for a controversial $1 billion transmission line through western Maine.
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