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Trump talks immigration, foreign policy in Maine

Trump talks immigration, foreign policy in Maine

Kelly Thomas

PORTLAND, Maine – Speaking to a crowd of 1,800 in Maine, Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump slammed President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on immigration, national security, and the administration's nuclear deal with Iran.

Maine is a major destination for Somali refugees, and Trump focused much of his speech on immigration, referring to the influx of refugees from "terrorist nations" as possibly the "great Trojan horse of all time," according to a report in the Boston Globe. Bolstering his claims, the GOP nominee referenced a recent Washington Post article on the Somali population in Minnesota, the state that had the second-highest rate of ISIS-related arrests behind New York last year. Trump also cited the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, which was carried out by two Russian immigrants, and resulted in three deaths and over 200 wounded.

Ride-hail bill signed by Gov. Baker with new fee to benefit infrastructure, taxis
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Ride-hail bill signed by Gov. Baker with new fee to benefit infrastructure, taxis

State House News Service

STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon signed into law what he described as the strongest regulatory framework in the country for app-based ride-for-hire services like Uber and Lyft.

"I want to start by thanking the Legislature for pushing this one through," Baker said after signing the bill in his office. "There were a number of times after we filed our legislation and during the course of the debate that ensued that I think many of us worried that we would not be able to put in place a regulatory framework for transportation networking companies here in the commonwealth, and there were definitely some big issues that had to be resolved as part of that debate."

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