Gabbard, who is among Democrats on Maine’s presidential primary ballot, will host events in Portland on Saturday and Hallowell on Sunday.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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U.S. Senate candidate selects guillotine as ‘symbol of the work we have to do’
Bre Kidman said the campaign logo is meant to be a sign of revolution by the lower and middle classes, and is not meant to be taken literally.
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Sen. Collins votes to acquit, Sen. King to convict as Senate clears Trump of impeachment charges
While Susan Collins didn’t expand on comments she had made in announcing her vote, Angus King again faulted the president and expressed concern that the Senate’s ‘inaction’ seriously harms the Constitution’s system of checks and balances.
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Each year, Maine’s K-12 schools waste about 7 million pounds of food
Student efforts at King Middle School in Portland, which include sorting cafeteria food into five categories and using ‘compost guardians,’ reflect the state’s move toward reducing that number.
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Collins raised $2.3 million in fourth quarter as Gideon narrowed gap
Collins’ fundraising total of $10.9 million is more than that of any political candidate in state history, her campaign said Friday.
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State police, FBI investigating Collins-related threat to Maine high schools
Police would not immediately release names of the schools involved or details of the threat, which was also directed at U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
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Susan Collins will vote to support witness testimony in President Trump’s impeachment trial
Maine’s senior senator says she will vote to allow witnesses and documents to be subpoenaed, but Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, another key Republican, announced he would not support that position in a pivotal vote expected Friday.
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Susan Collins, Senate colleagues ask opening question as impeachment trial enters new phase
Sens. Collins, Romney and Murkowski ask if senators should consider more than 1 motive to assess whether the president abused his power.
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Sen. Collins says reports about Bolton book ‘strengthen case for witnesses’ in impeachment trial
In his forthcoming book, the former national security adviser says Trump tied the withholding of military aid to his request that Ukraine investigate Democrats.
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Maine students’ test scores improve in English, stay about the same in science and math
Education Commissioner Pender Makin cautions against using the assessment as an indicator of how schools are performing, saying it is only ‘one snapshot.’