AUGUSTA — Four supporters of independent Eliot Cutler’s bid for governor filed a suit Monday in U.S. District Court over what they argue are inequities in Maine campaign finance laws. The injunction asks that individual contribution limits for donations to Cutler’s campaign be the same as they are for major-party candidates — and in time […]
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Cutler hits the road to pitch property tax plan
BRIDGTON — Independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler started a statewide tour on Monday highlighting his proposal to reduce property taxes for homeowners. Cutler — who’s challenging Republican Gov. Paul LePage, along with Democrat Mike Michaud — wants to lower property taxes for most homeowners by 20 to 40 percent and push some of the […]
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Hayes leaves commission race to work for Cutler campaign
PARIS — Oxford County Commission candidate Terry Hayes of Buckfield has withdrawn from the race to work for gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler. Hayes, 55, a Democratic state representative for Sumner, Buckfield, Paris and Hartford, said Tuesday that she voluntarily withdrew from the race because she had accepted a position with the Cutler campaign and wouldn’t […]
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B. Sheats: Supports Maine’s veterans
As a veteran, I am angered by Gov. LePage and Eliot Cutler’s accusations against a stalwart friend and supporter of veterans of the U.S. Armed forces, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud. Michaud has been a loud and often lonely voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, fighting for improvements in the Veterans Affairs system. In fact, […]
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North to Augusta: Primary spin cycles accelerate Maine’s campaign season
With the June primaries behind them, Maine’s major political parties — Democrats and Republicans — are now working to heal any lingering hard feelings from what’s been some very heated races — especially in the state’s giant 2nd U.S. Congressional District. Every State House seat and the governor’s office is also up for grabs this […]
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Cutler calls for voting reform on Maine primary day
LEWISTON — Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate for governor in Maine, was taking the opportunity Tuesday to call attention to state election laws he said were unfair and did not reflect a true democracy. “We have let money and special interests corrupt our politics and steal our democracy right out from under us,” Cutler said […]
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Kaplan graduates will ‘enhance workforce’
PORTLAND — About 290 students from Kaplan University received their degrees Saturday in a commencement ceremony at Merrill Auditorium. “These graduates will immediately enhance the quality of Maine’s workforce,” said Christopher Quinn, president of Kaplan’s Maine campuses in Lewiston, Augusta and South Portland. “They live in Maine, and the vast majority will stay in Maine […]
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Cutler campaign outspends rivals in Maine governor’s race
Learn About Tableau AUGUSTA — Independent Eliot Cutler continues to far outpace incumbent Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud in spending on the 2014 governor’s race, despite the fact that contributions to his campaign, especially in recent weeks, have been meager. While the Cutler campaign insists that the absence of a […]
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Cutler turns in signatures for election ballot, renews call for debates
AUGUSTA — Independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler turned in more than 5,500 voter signatures Thursday, ensuring his name will be on Maine’s 2014 election ballot. Cutler, of Cape Elizabeth, also renewed his challenge to the other two candidates in the race — Republican Gov. Paul LePage and U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine — to […]
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T. Hayes: He will choose the best answer
As a Democrat from Oxford County, I am a proud supporter of Eliot Cutler for governor. Cutler should be Maine’s next governor because, to paraphrase the late President John F. Kennedy, Cutler won’t choose the Democratic answer or the Republican answer; he will choose the best answer for Maine. He is not focused on where […]