ME: Bills: Skip blank lines in multiline actions

openstates · Nov 29, 2023 · 20174b8 · 20174b8
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diff --git a/scrapers/me/bills.py b/scrapers/me/bills.py
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ def scrape_actions(self, bill, url):
             actions = []
             for action in action.splitlines():
                 action = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", action)
-                if not action or action == "" or "Unfinished Business" in action:
+                action = action.strip()
+                if not action or "Unfinished Business" in action:
                     continue
 
                 actions.append(action)