After the historic Republican takeover, the State Legislature is poised to get to work.

From Bangor Daily News:

Mainers are hopeful for action — and in no mood for partisan bickering — as the state’s first Republican-majority Legislature in decades prepares to launch its two-year session this week.

“If they can get along, they might be able to take care of some of the problems” such as job creation and keeping young people from leaving the state, said retiree Judith Marinetti of Gardiner. “They have to cooperate.”

The newly elected House and Senate members will be sworn in Wednesday morning after two days of preliminary gatherings to acquaint members with their new roles and to nominate candidates for attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state.

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