Educator Karen Mahieu is seeking the seat.
Politics
Political news and information from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Election 2019: Auburn School Committee Ward 2
Pamela Hart and Bonnie Hayes are running for the Ward 2 seat.
advertisement
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Politics
Election 2019: Auburn City Council Ward 4
Planning Board member Brian Carrier faces Conservation Commission member Rhyanna Larose.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Opponents of new vaccine law will get their shot at overturning it at the polls
Maine’s secretary of state has certified the voter signatures on a petition that calls for voters to decide on the law ending religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccines.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Republicans block Senate vote on resolution condemning Trump’s decision on Syria
The resolution passed the House by an overwhelming bipartisan majority on Wednesday.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
White House says next G-7 summit will be held at Trump golf resort
The idea of holding the meeting of world leaders at a resort owned by the president has been criticized by government ethics watchdogs.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
U.S. envoy says Trump directed him to work with Giuliani on Ukraine policy
Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland distances himself from the president and tells Congress that he disagreed with the directive.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, chair of House Oversight Committee, dies at 68
Cummings died of complications from longstanding health challenges, his office said.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Chiropractors give a big boost to people’s veto campaign against new vaccine law
Of the $161,841 raised so far by Mainers for Health and Parental Rights, at least $51,225 has come from chiropractors, according to a Press Herald analysis.
Posted inNews, Politics
Be wary about social media posts
In recent years, U.S. Sen. Angus King, a second-term Maine independent, has said frequently that American voters need be more wary of what they see online. With more care, he said, they will not fall prey easily to trickery and deceit. That advice is just as true for anonymous posts by apparently local pot-stirrers as […]