The supreme court heard from opposing lawyers in a case that will determine if a ranked-choice system will be used to award Maine’s four Electoral College votes in November’s presidential election.
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Posted inElection 2020, Franklin, Maine
Often-overlooked US Senate candidate highlights forgotten women in her new book
Independent Lisa Savage’s new campaign book tells the story of nine American women often left out by historians.
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Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn
Craven announces reelection bid for House seat
LEWISTON — Long-time Lewiston advocate Margaret Craven is running for reelection to House District 59. Lewiston voters first sent Craven to Augusta as a representative in 2002, and returned her five more times, for a total of four terms as representative and three terms as state senator between 2002 and the present, with one four-year […]
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation / World, Politics
Biden assembles legal team, anticipating court challenges in divisive 2020 election
Biden’s presidential campaign says the legal war room will work to ensure that elections are properly administered and votes are correctly counted.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Pending bills offer opportunities to address racial equity in Maine, commission advises
A new permanent commission set up to examine the status of racial, indigenous and tribal populations says racial equity should be a central consideration for all new laws in Maine.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Out-of-state donors fund advertising flood in Maine Senate campaign
The campaigns of both Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Sara Gideon are heavily reliant on out-of-state donors but are also spending the vast majority of their contributions outside of Maine.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Trump looks west, eyeing new paths to White House
The president is courting Nevada this weekend – a state that’s voted Democratic since 2004.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Pence drops plan to go to fundraiser hosted by QAnon backers
The vice president is still scheduled to hold a Republican campaign rally near Bozeman, Montana, where the fundraiser is being held Monday.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Lively U.S. Senate debate puts front-runners Collins and Gideon on the hot seat
In one of the nation’s most closely watched races, the candidates challenge one another on health care, racial inequality, judicial nominations and dark money in politics. You can watch it here.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Nation / World, Politics
Interactive Guide: Advance voting begins Oct. 4 in Maine
2020 could be the first year in which more than half of voters cast their ballot for president before polls open on Election Day.