The proposed language would say that the city is located in the ‘unceded territory of the Aucocisco Band of the Wabanaki’ who were displaced by force.
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Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
After trying to overturn his election loss in 2018, Poliquin won’t say if he’ll respect the results this year
The former 2nd District congressman is seeking is old office after falsely claiming he was denied victory in the 2018 election by a ‘black box computer algorithm.’
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Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Oxford Hills, Politics
In reliably Republican town of Oxford, rising prices are voters’ top concern
In 2014, Paul LePage earned 66 percent of the vote in the town of 4,000. He’ll need the support of Oxford, and towns like it, if he wants to win again.
Posted inElection 2022, Oxford Hills, Politics
Sawin Millett announces State House reelection bid
WATERFORD — Rep. Sawin Millett has announced his bid for reelection to the Maine House of Representatives in the new House District 81, which includes Greenwood, Norway, South Oxford, Stoneham, Stow, Sweden and Waterford. “These last few years have been tough,” said Millett, who is completing his eighth, nonconcurrent term in the Maine House. “I […]
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Follow the Money: Gubernatorial race 2022
Here are the donations to the 2022 gubernatorial campaigns of Gov. Janet Mills and former Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Herschel Walker sticks to abortion denial, blames Democrats
Digging in on his denials of The Daily Beast’s reporting, Walker, a football icon turned celebrity politician and staunch abortion foe, blamed the stories on Democrats and their ‘desperation.’
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
Janet Mills and Paul LePage clash again in Portland debate
Gov. Janet Mills and former Gov. Paul LePage sparred over economic issues Thursday morning at a breakfast meeting of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
Abortion stances of Mills and LePage both likely disappointed their supporters
To the chagrin of their bases, both gubernatorial candidates claim they would not change Maine’s abortion law.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
LePage has a long history of undermining faith in elections
The Republican nominee for governor said at Tuesday’s debate that he believes Biden was elected legitimately, but he has made many evidence-free claims that various Maine elections were stolen or rigged.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
First Maine gubernatorial debate kept fact checkers busy
Former Gov. Paul LePage made several false claims while Gov. Janet Mills used spin, and independent Sam Hunkler asserted he didn’t know the answers and made few factual claims at all.