Resident Kelly Couture says Selectman Alan Tibbetts’ “LIAR” signs are “divisive” and “borderline hate speech.” Couture also accused Tibbetts of moving and damaging Trump-Pence campaign signs, which he denies.
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With unsubstantiated claim, Trump sows doubt about U.S. ballots
In his latest attack on mail-in voting, the president claims that millions of ballots will be printed in foreign countries and somehow cast as legitimate, a scenario that experts describe as far-fetched.
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U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond calls on state ‘to do the right thing’
A Portland independent filed a civil rights suit Friday to ask a judge to put her on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
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Independent Max Linn qualifies for U.S. Senate race ballot
Tiffany Bond suing state to waive signature rules so she can be a fifth candidate in the general election.
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A look at competing policing proposals to be considered by Congress
Democrats and Republicans have introduced separate legislation to reform policing in America, and they diverge on some issues.
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Biden calls on Trump to ‘wake up’ to havoc caused by coronavirus
The former vice president says the president wants to declare the pandemic over even as the outbreak continues to kill Americans and disrupt the economy.
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Would-be Clean Elections candidates find it harder to qualify during pandemic
Social-distancing requirements and other restrictions have made collecting $5 qualifying contributions needed to obtain public financing more difficult.
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White House steps up effort to downplay coronavirus concerns
President Trump says he predicts there will be a vaccine by the end of the year, but ‘even without it, it goes away.’
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Candidates challenging Golden for 2nd District take tough stance on immigrants
The three contenders for the U.S. House seat in the July 14 primary promise to protect America’s borders.
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Trump’s effort to resist gay rights runs into his Supreme Court pick
The president’s first appointee to the high court, Neil Gorsuch, is now responsible for writing the most impactful ruling for gay rights since same-sex marriage was codified as a constitutional right in 2015.