AUGUSTA — The executive director of the Maine Republican Party, Jason Savage, admitted to a state ethics panel that he is the owner and operator of the secretive Maine Examiner website that published leaked emails from unsuccessful Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin’s campaign. Savage’s attorneys said the GOP official runs the site “in his free […]
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Cloutier to run for a state House seat this year
LEWISTON — With state Rep. Jared Golden’s decision to run for a U.S. House seat instead of a third term in the Legislature, Democrat Kristen Cloutier hopes to claim the 60th District seat. Cloutier, the president of Lewiston’s City Council, said Monday that she feels “called to do something beyond the municipal level.” She said […]
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Lewiston native Mark Dion hopes to be Maine's next governor
After working at a bakery following his graduation from Lewiston High School in 1972, Mark Dion hoped to find an easier job at the Lewiston Brass Works and Foundry. Things did not quite turn out that way. His new employer figured that since Dion was used to ovens, he would be perfect working the furnaces. […]
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Democracy demands compromise
I read with great interest Thomas Shields letter (Feb. 8): “Democrats being obstructionist.” As I have in the past, I would remind Shields of the following: • After Barack Obama was elected president, Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, stated that the only thing the Republicans would work on was to ensure that Obama didn’t serve a second […]
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Maine Democrats and Republicans split over bill to trim minimum wage increase
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee divided along partisan lines Thursday over a Republican proposal that would scale back future minimum-wage increases in Maine while creating a lower wage for younger workers. In November 2016, Maine voters approved a ballot initiative that increased the state’s minimum wage from $7.50 to $9 an hour, with additional $1-an-hour […]
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Democrats being obstructionist
Sanctuary cities defy federal laws. These cities have noted their new illegal immigrant populations and sympathetically protected their criminal elements from deportation. They do not cooperate with immigration officers, defying federal law. The federal funding of those cities should be discontinued and their administrators prosecuted. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama did little about […]
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Congressional contender Tim Rich alleges 'rigged game' in Democratic primary
Democratic congressional candidate Tim Rich is fed up with the Democratic Party. Rich, a Bar Harbor cafe owner, said Wednesday he will likely quit the race this month rather than continue a campaign he doubts he can win. “I believe in a fair fight, but there is no nobility in losing a rigged game,” Rich […]
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Faircloth: Fake news purveyors intolerable
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sean Faircloth has had it with fake news. “We’ve got to protect our democracy” from the rising tide of anonymous online slurs and Russian meddling, the former state lawmaker and ex-mayor of Bangor said. Faircloth, one of a dozen Democrats vying for his party’s backing in the June 12 primary, said government […]
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Liberal agenda has failed
President Donald Trump is crazy like a fox, delivering on commitments and taking the heat from the left and right. His State of the Union address gave both sides the opportunity to expose their true feelings. The president cited the many economic improvements: lower unemployment (the lowest recorded unemployment rates among blacks and Hispanics), bonuses […]
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Golden outpaces Democratic rivals in congressional campaign fundraising
AUGUSTA — At least three Democratic congressional hopefuls in Maine’s sprawling 2nd District raised more than $100,000 last year in their quest to replace U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, the Republican who has been in office since 2014. The last of the five Democratic challengers vying to enter the race, environmentalist Lucas St. Clair, collected $207,111 […]