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PublishedJanuary 14, 2022
Clerks seek to shift municipal campaign finance filings to Maine Ethics Commission
Municipal officers say the state agency has the expertise to deal with reports required for local political campaigns.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2021
Maine ethics commission orders investigation into conservative group’s software system
In a split vote, the commission decided to have its staff review whether the American Legislative Exchange Council is illegally trying to influence elections.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2021
State ethics panel launches probe into company that donated to Democrats
The now disbanded Alpine Initiatives LLC donated $150,000 to the Maine Democratic Party in October 2018, just 4 days after the company was registered in Maine.
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PublishedApril 27, 2021
Maine might ban corporations from making campaign donations
The proposal would stop corporations from donating to candidate campaigns or leadership PACs.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2021
Legislation that would silence foreign companies in Maine ballot campaigns gets first look
Three bills before the Maine Legislature would prevent companies like Hydro-Quebec from spending money to influence statewide ballot questions, including one in November on a controversial power line.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
Ethics commission to review records of Maine legislative ‘leadership PACs’
While commissioners stress that the reviews will be conducted 'without any suggestion of impropriety,' findings of problems could lead to proposals for regular audits of the political action committees.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Heat is way down this year in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race
First-term Democrat Jared Golden appears to have a big advantage over Republican challenger Dale Crafts.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2020
PAC spending on tires, clothing spurs complaint against state Republican leader
But it is unclear how the Maine Ethics Commission will come down on the complaint because rules governing political action committees are different than those for Clean Elections candidates.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2020
Fake newspaper touts its stories in social media ads aim to bolster Jared Golden, other congressional Democrats
Deceptive news site has spent at least $50K this year advertising its stories to help the Maine congressman win reelection.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2020
Gideon campaign collects $4 million crowdsourced for Collins’ opponent
A spokesman for Sen. Susan Collins' campaign said the money was an attempt to bribe the senator but the campaign does not intend to pursue a legal challenge.
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