William J. Rogers Post 153 member, Peter Rogers, of Yarmouth, talks with Senator Angus King in Auburn Tuesday afternoon at the American Legion Post before King spoke to a group of veterans about his efforts and those needed by veterans to help the Passage of a bill to overhaul broken VA appeals process. The Auburn […]
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Paul LePage not sure about Senate run or Susan Collins for governor
Moments after declaring that he didn’t think he would make a good legislator, Gov. Paul LePage told a radio station Thursday that he is “seriously considering” taking on U.S. Sen. Angus King in 2018. LePage told the Portland-based WGAN that he’s not interested in retiring or taking a desk job with the Trump administration, but […]
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Sen. Angus King says he will oppose Neil Gorsuch
After weeks of indecision, U.S. Sen. Angus King declared Tuesday he would oppose the nomination of Neil Gorsuch for a Supreme Court seat. King also said he will not go along with Republicans who want to close debate on the confirmation and proceed to a vote on President Donald Trump’s choice to fill a longstanding court […]
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Eric Brakey seeks to move from state Senate to U.S. Senate
Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, intends to run against Sen. Angus King in the 2018 U.S. Senate race. More coverage: Eric Brakey accepts he is underdog in bid to unseat Angus King Give this to Eric Brakey: the 28-year-old state senator aims high. A week after declaring he planned to investigate a possible U.S. Senate run, the […]
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Eric Brakey accepts he is underdog in bid to unseat Angus King
Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, intends to run against Sen. Angus King in the 2018 U.S. Senate race. PORTLAND — A young Auburn legislator who began his political career on the libertarian fringe of Republican politics announced an underdog 2018 run against independent U.S. Sen. Angus King in a video given to the Bangor Daily News […]
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King: Tech schools ‘make all the difference’
Region 9 School of Applied Technology forestry student Robert McPherson watches as students cut 8- by 8-foot cants on the school’s new band sawmill in Mexico on Monday. MEXICO — High school forestry students from around the state gathered at Region 9 School of Applied Technology along with a crowd of paper and logging industry […]
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Progressive group calls on Angus King to oppose Gorsuch nomination
Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch testifies March 21, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Both of Maine’s senators have big decisions to make this week as Republicans prepare to install Neil Gorsuch into a long-vacant U.S. Supreme Court seat. For independent Angus King, the first […]
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Analysis: Angus King tries to play both sides of aisle
AUGUSTA — Angus King was a lifelong Democrat best known as a television host before he unenrolled from his party and went on to win what looked at the start like an improbable run for Maine governor. “The Democratic Party as an institution has become too much the party that is looking for something from […]
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Consider Neil Gorsuch’s bias
Sen. Angus King is said to be considering the record of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch carefully before he decides whether to support him. Sen. Susan Collins will likely support Judge Gorsuch regardless of his record. Maybe Sen. King should consider Gorsuch’s remarks to a law school class he taught — that women applying for […]
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Eric Brakey inches closer to taking on Sen. Angus King in 2018
State Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, is considering challenging U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, in 2018. State Sen. Eric Brakey has taken the first formal step toward a possible campaign to try to unseat U.S. Sen. Angus King in 2018. Brakey said Wednesday he has formed an exploratory committee that will allow him to raise enough […]