AUBURN — Edouard Plourde, who appointed a year ago to fill a vacancy on the Androscoggin County Commission, is being challenged for the District 1 seat by Republican Bret Martel in the Nov. 8 elections. District 1 covers a large section of Lewiston. Plourde, 70, was appointed to the seat last year following the resignation […]
Election 2022
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Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Mills, LePage come out swinging in Portland gubernatorial debate
With less than two weeks before the Nov. 8 election, the major party candidates for governor attacked each other’s records in a series of heated exchanges on the economy, the pandemic, education, guns and books.
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Posted inElection 2022, Politics
Ethics panel says candidate, outside group violated campaign finance laws
The 5-member Ethics Commission levied a $75 fine against Rep. Sue Bernard for not including a financial disclosure on a letter sent to Aroostook County residents.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine
Independent Tiffany Bond offers a different approach to lawmaking
The 2nd District candidate cited one bill where she differed from Jared Golden, Bruce Poliquin — and every other lawmaker on Capitol Hill
Posted inElection 2022, Nation / World, Politics
Fetterman, in debate with Oz, vows to ‘keep coming back up’
The forum had many of the trappings of a traditional debate, complete with heated exchanges and interruptions.
Posted inElection 2022, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn’s charter amendments: What you need to know
Auburn has five charter amendments on the municipal ballot. What do they mean?
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics, Uncategorized
Mills, LePage trade blame for high energy costs
Gov. Janet Mills and former Gov. Paul LePage tangled over inflation and the economy in a televised debate Monday.
Posted inElection 2022, Health, Maine
Mills, LePage clash on health care policies
The gubernatorial candidates have diverging views and records on how to handle opioids, the pandemic and other issues.
Posted inElection 2022, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Maine housing officials say Poliquin campaign story is false
The Republican candidate’s claim that illegal immigrants bumped a woman from a housing list is harmful misinformation, they say.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, New England, News, Politics
Outsider Sam Hunkler embraces an alternative way to run for office
Can a retired doctor from Down East get elected Maine governor without money, staff, political experience or a platform? The independent candidate intends to find out.