Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar have won 33 delegates to date.
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Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders’ Super Tuesday brawl to shape Democratic race
Millions of voters from Maine to California are headed to the polls on Super Tuesday, a day that’s rich with delegates in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination
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What to watch as 14 states vote in Super Tuesday primaries
The Democratic presidential candidates are racing toward the biggest day on the primary calendar, when 14 states vote on Super Tuesday
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LaJeunesse calls for debates among Sen. Collins’ Democratic challengers
Ross LaJeunesse, who is among four Democratic challengers seeking to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, has called for debates in all 16 counties before the June 9 primary.
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High turnout leads to shortage of Democratic primary ballots at some polling places
Tuesday marked the first time in 20 years that Mainers used a primary system to express their presidential preference, and in some polling places voters had to use photocopied ballots, which must be hand-counted and will delay the election results.
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Voters go to the polls today to decide vaccine question, party primaries
Democrats, Republicans to choose U.S. presidential picks.
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Adult-use cannabis delivery gets a boost from lawmakers
A legislative committee votes to give the state the power to create a recreational marijuana delivery license.
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Democratic choices dwindle, but Maine voters’ absentee ballots still count
Seven of the 12 Democrats have dropped out since Maine printed its presidential primary ballot, and anyone who voted by absentee ballot will not get a second shot at voting.
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Bill would nearly double Maine’s governor’s pay, from $70,000 to $135,000
The legislation that went before the State and Local Government Committee on Monday also would boost pay and reimbursements for state lawmakers and judges, who, like the governor, are the lowest paid in the nation.
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Rep. Pingree tries to delay opening of ICE facility in Scarborough
The congresswoman representing Maine’s 1st District asks the Trump administration to let the community weigh in on the plan.