Article snippet: <?EM-dummyText [This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story.]> The Democratic gubernatorial nominee has proposed expansive education and transportation plans. Here are details. Lori Trahan and Rick Green staked out vastly different ground on the first official day of the general election campaign. The pressure on the Maine Republican began before a woman brought forward an allegation against Kavanaugh that could derail his nomination. The Senate on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging, $854 billion bill that funds the military and a host of civilian agencies for the next year and provides a short-term fix to keep the government open through early December. In an interview with the Globe ahead of the testimony of Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, Anita Hill said that the Senate is no better prepared to vet claims against a nominee today than it was when she testified about sexual harassment in 1991. A book by Mark Judge, accused of observing a sexual assault by Kavanaugh when they were teens, depicts a wild culture at a Washington, D.C.-area high school. Focusing on the young ages of Kavanaugh and Ford during the alleged assault, and the many years that have elapsed, misses a larger point, experts say. As Sup... Link to the full article to read more