The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will soon weigh in on whether lawmakers could expand ranked-choice voting to gubernatorial and State House races in the November general election.
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3 takeaways from governor candidates at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum
A dozen candidates for governor gathered in Rockport on Saturday to discuss the issues facing one of the state’s key industries.
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The winner of this Maine Republican governor debate will get a sword
The Maine Wire’s event is among several upcoming debates and forums as activity picks up in the gubernatorial race.
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Susan Collins opposes effort to limit Trump’s Iran war powers
Maine’s senators weighed in on a resolution Wednesday that was mostly a symbolic rebuke of Trump after the U.S. and Israel opened a war against Iran.
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Mills is trailing Platner in US Senate primary, another poll shows
The Pan Atlantic survey shows Graham Platner leading Gov. Janet Mills by 7 percentage points.
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Democrat drops out of Maine governor’s race
Jason Cherry, a political newcomer running in a crowded field, announced he will instead seek the District 38 House seat.
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Will Maine governor candidates reject outside spending?
The ‘People’s Pledge’ calls for campaign finance reform, and for candidates to oppose independent expenditures by ‘wealthy, corporate and dark money groups.’
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Will Janet Mills’ statewide tour take some momentum from Graham Platner?
The Democratic governor made a public appearance blitz while hoping to recover from a bad poll in the U.S. Senate primary.
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Union leaders tell Schumer to stop backing Janet Mills over Graham Platner
A recent poll had Platner up big over Maine’s governor in the U.S. Senate race.
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Graham Platner says he shuns DC consultants. His spending tells a different story.
Despite heavy spending on out-of-state consultants, the campaign is being driven by volunteers and grassroots organizing, campaign manager Ben Chin says.