Gov. Paul LePage is calling on Attorney General Janet Mills and Treasurer Terry Hayes to resign or take leaves of absence from their respective positions in state government while they run for governor. In separate letters sent Monday, LePage told Mills and Hayes that they should step down and stop taking taxpayer-funded paychecks “to avoid […]
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Maine to release more than $1 million in clean elections funding
PORTLAND — An attorney says Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration will release more than $1 million in public campaign funding that the governor held up by refusing to sign routine financial orders. Maine Citizens for Clean Elections attorney John Brautigam said the administration agreed to do so Monday. A superior court judge ruled on […]
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John Jenkins hopes to become a selectman in Owls Head
John Jenkins, a former mayor of Lewiston and Auburn, is eyeing elected office in yet another Maine municipality. Jenkins, a member of the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame, said Monday he is interested in filling a vacant slot as a selectmen for the town of Owls Head on the Maine coast. Voters will decide […]
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Writer Stephen King takes aim at Bruce Poliquin
Horror writer Stephen King is no fan of the Republican congressman who represents him in Maine. Seven times this year, King has taken to Twitter to zing U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin. Friday, he denounced Poliquin as “Maine’s political version of Punxsutawney Phil,” the famous groundhog, because “once every 2 years he comes out of his […]
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Poll shows Jared Golden has a shot at winning 2nd District congressional race
A new poll by The Mellman Group indicates 2nd District Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin and his Democratic challenger Jared Golden are in a tight race that Golden could win once ranked-choice voting preferences are factored in. The poll, conducted for Golden’s campaign and reported this morning by Roll Call, determined that in the first round […]
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Obama tweets endorsement for three Maine Democrats
AUGUSTA — Former President Barack Obama endorsed three Democrats running for the Maine Senate in a tweet Wednesday that included dozens of other endorsements of candidates around the country. Louis Luchini, Linda Sanborn and Laura Fortman made Obama’s first round of endorsements for the 2018 election. The tweet included a list of 81 Democratic candidates for state and federal […]
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Democratic donor gives to union-backed group
PORTLAND — A group linked to Democratic mega-donors has given half a million dollars to a union-backed organization hoping to influence this year’s state elections, according to state campaign finance reports filed this month. The reports show that the Democracy Alliance’s State Victory Fund LLC contributed $500,000 to Rebuild Maine, a group founded by Maine’s […]
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State GOP chair disheartened by call for her resignation
State Republican Party Chairwoman Demi Kouzounas said Tuesday it is “a little disheartening” to have a Lewiston GOP House candidate call for her resignation. During an interview with Portland radio station WLOB, she decried the decision of Republican hopeful Mike Lachance to urge her to quit over her role in recruiting former Androscoggin County GOP […]
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For backing Mendros, state GOP boss should quit, candidate says
LEWISTON — A Republican from Lewiston who is running for the Maine House of Representatives is calling for his party’s state chairwoman to resign over her role in recruiting former Androscoggin County GOP leader Stavros Mendros as a legislative candidate in York County. Mike Lachance, a candidate in the 61st District, said Demi Kouzounas should […]
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Advocates of in-home care referendum call it fairness; critics call it a scam
Opponents of a ballot initiative that would raise taxes on wealthier Mainers to subsidize in-home care for the elderly and disabled have stepped up their rhetoric, calling the measure a scam and accusing its promoters of deceptive practices. The group pushing the measure said such tactics only prove how desperate opponents are to prevent Mainers […]