Both major parties have their highest enrollments in at least 30 years, but Democrats are gaining members at a faster clip, driven in part by recent presidential and U.S. Senate primary elections.
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Maine faces numerous hurdles in coming race to vaccinate for COVID-19
Success in a mass-inoculation effort to achieve herd immunity depends on communicating its efficacy and overcoming ‘vaccine hesitancy.’
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Ballot delivery not an ‘acute’ concern for Maine’s top election official
Mainers broke records in the July primary when they cast more than 200,000 votes by absentee ballot, and Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap thinks that number will triple for November.
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Gideon unveils climate policies in her bid for U.S. Senate
The Democrat’s climate agenda includes supporting the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and requiring electric utilities to obtain some energy from renewable sources.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Russia is acting against Biden, and China opposes Trump, U.S. intelligence warns
The statement from the nation’s counterintelligence chief is believed to be the most pointed declaration by the U.S. intelligence community linking the Kremlin to efforts to get Trump reelected.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Virus relief talks collapse as Trump readies executive orders
Prospects for a deal fade as the economic recovery shows signs of losing steam, millions of Americans remain unemployed, and deaths climb.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Uncategorized
ANALYSIS: Four years after denouncing Trump, Susan Collins has never backed away from her criticism of him
On opposing sides politically, Joe Biden and Susan Collins are longtime friends who have offered glowing words for one another in the past.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation / World, Politics
How Susan Collins was lobbied to write the PPP exception that benefited hotel chains
The lobbyist who pushed for the change was a former longtime aide to the Maine senator.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Sen. King raises concerns about U.S. Postal Service policies as election nears
King, a longtime advocate for the agency, warns a key Senate leader that post offices will struggle to keep up with mail-in ballots unless policies are changed.
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New poll shows Gideon with slight lead in U.S. Senate race
Quinnipiac University’s survey of 807 registered Maine voters finds Republican Sen. Susan Collins trailing the Democratic House speaker by 4 points.