AUGUSTA — In a pre-emptive political salvo, the Maine Democratic Party warned Mainers Tuesday to listen carefully to Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s State of the State Address later tonight, saying LePage’s agenda will only hurt the state’s middle class. In a release to media early Tuesday, Democrats attacked LePage’s proposal to cut the state’s income […]
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Democrats leery of LePage’s proposal to cut income taxes
AUGUSTA — Legislative Democrats were hesitant Thursday to embrace a proposal to eliminate Maine’s income tax, which could be a key pillar in the next budget proposal from Republican Gov. Paul LePage. LePage’s next two-year budget is due to lawmakers Friday. On Wednesday, the governor was clear that the state’s income tax was in his […]
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T. Shields: Photo ID would reduce fraud
Presenting a photo ID for voting has been deemed discriminatory and racist. This has been a position held by Democrats, particularly, and is reflected in voting laws. It is difficult to understand their reasoning, since presenting a photo ID is not held as discriminatory or racist when it is required in many other instances. In […]
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Lewiston Dems to meet Jan. 14
LEWISTON — The Lewiston City Democrat Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the Lewiston Armory in the seniors’ room. People are invited to attend and start the new year as a participating Democrat, and to share in the effort of keeping civility and honesty and accountability in the governmental process. […]
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Maine lawmakers returning to divided chambers
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers will confront a new political reality when they return to Augusta this month and walk into legislative chambers that are divided for the first time in two decades. While Republicans seized control of the Senate in October, Democrats remain in power in the House, setting up a potentially difficult session […]
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G. Berube: Jobs are available
My nephew and his wife moved here from New York City just about three months ago. Both applied for work and both now have jobs. In fact, my nephew had two jobs to choose from. Democratic politicians, who always cry foul about things that Gov. Paul LePage and Lewiston Mayor Bob Macdonald try to correct […]
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Group addresses runaway federal government
LEWISTON — Michael Farris doesn’t mince words on the matter: The United States is on the road to tyranny and there are few options left to rein it in. The federal government is out of control, Farris said, spending with abandon, regulating us into oblivion and generally trampling the U.S. Constitution by knowingly misinterpreting the […]
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Majority GOP taking steps to provisionally place Republican candidate in contested Maine Senate seat
AUGUSTA — Republicans in the Maine Senate will take action Wednesday to provisionally seat Cathy Manchester of Gray, the GOP candidate in a Falmouth-area Senate district election for which the results have been contested since Election Day. That move — which would likely be successful because it simply requires a majority vote of the Maine […]
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Lewiston Democrats to meet Dec. 11
LEWISTON — The Lewiston City Democratic Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Armory, 65 Central Ave. There will be a business meeting and presentations from candidates recently elected to public office. Instead of a guest speaker, this will be a joint meeting with Androscoggin County Democrats. Please bring a dish […]
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Froma Harrop: There is much for Democrats to be celebrating
“Smiles at the gas pump,” my local headline reads. The price of gasoline has fallen below $3 a gallon. When the national average rose last year to $3.51, Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, complained that “the liberal anti-free market policies of the Obama administration discourage the exploration of American sources of energy and hinder production and […]