For the past nine months, state Sen. Eric Brakey of Auburn has sailed along as the sole Republican challenger in the race to take on U.S. Sen. Angus King, a first-term Maine independent. Now, though, he has competition for the GOP’s backing. A colorful, 58-year-old financial planner, Max Linn of Bar Harbor jumped into the […]
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Showing Angus King how St. Mary’s Nutrition Center center helps
LEWISTON — A few months after the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center received a $400,000 grant from the federal government, U.S. Sen. Angus King visited Tuesday to see what the center does. The indepdent senator met with staff and volunteers and learned about the center’s programs, including the food pantry, community gardens that enable downtown residents […]
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Susan Collins says Russian election meddling still going on
AUBURN — When Russia attacked America’s election in 2016, it didn’t change any votes directly but it “absolutely” achieved its chief aim, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Friday. The Maine Republican said Russia’s goal was to sow discord among voters in the United States, she said, and it proved so successful that the country remains […]
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Mainers denounce Trump's vulgar comments on African countries
Both of Maine’s senators and many others denounced President Donald Trump’s use of a vulgar slur while describing immigration from Haiti and Africa. Participants in a private White House session with members of Congress said Thursday that Trump repeatedly called African nations “shithole countries” during the meeting, an assertion that Trump denied in a vague […]
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Susan Collins and Angus King support net neutrality restoration
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s U.S. senators say they are getting behind an effort to restore “net neutrality” rules. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King say they support a bipartisan Congressional Review Act resolution to bring back net neutrality, which was repealed by the Federal Communications Commission last month. Collins and King say […]
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Portland progressive hopes to take on Angus King
LEWISTON — For many Mainers, U.S. Sen. Angus King, a first-term independent and former governor, looks like a solid bet to win re-election this fall. At 73, King seems solid as the granite on Cadillac Mountain and dependable as the tide, ranked by Morning Consult as recently as October as one of the country’s most-popular […]
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GOP hopeful Eric Brakey calls Jeff Session's marijuana decision 'unconstitutional'
Both U.S. Sen. Angus King and the Republican who hopes to take King’s place in Congress are unhappy with a decision by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to crack down on state efforts to make marijuana legal. State Sen. Eric Brakey, an Auburn Republican, called the move “a clear unconstitutional overreach by the federal government.” […]
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Portland Democrat Benjamin Pollard to challenge Angus King for Senate seat
AUGUSTA — Portland builder Benjamin Pollard announced Thursday that he plans to run for the U.S. Senate next year on the Democratic ticket. Pollard, 45, is the second Democrat to join the race against U.S. Sen. Angus King, an independent who is seeking his second term representing Maine on Capitol Hill. Pollard also sought the […]
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Sen. Angus King renews push for more energy independence
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Sen. Angus King is introducing a bill he says will create a push for greater energy independence. King, an independent, is calling the legislation the Next Generation Grid Resources and Infrastructure Development Act, or the GRID Act. He says it’s designed to use federal resources to support an electricity grid that’s […]
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Angus King says Al Franken should resign
PORTLAND — Maine’s Democrat-aligned independent U.S. senator says it’s time for Sen. Al Franken to resign in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. Sen. Angus King is one of two unaffiliated members of the U.S. Senate, and he caucuses with the Democrats. King tweeted on Wednesday that Sen. Franken, of Minnesota, should step down in light of […]