AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s publication of a 26-page booklet listing his accomplishments has triggered accusations from independent Eliot Cutler’s campaign that taxpayers are supporting his re-election bid. Peter Steele, LePage’s communications director, countered that the booklet, which he said was published last week to mark the governor’s first 1,000 days in office, does not […]
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Maine gears up for a long 3-person governor’s race
In the 2010 gubernatorial race, a dozen Republicans and Democrats jockeyed for their party’s nomination with the final three contenders not settled until June. This time around, it’s shaping up to be a long three-person battle for the Blaine House. Voters should brace themselves for a deluge of negative campaign ads in the race between […]
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Eliot Cutler: Time to invest in a better education system
Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy visited Maine. It was an historic day for the University of Maine and for our state. It also was a special day for my family. Dr. Lawrence Cutler was president of the University board of trustees at the time, and my brother Josh and I watched as our […]
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Cutler announces run for Maine governor
BANGOR — Independent candidate Eliot Cutler returned to his hometown to announce that he is again running for governor in 2014. “I am running because we need to move Maine forward, and the best way forward is neither left nor right, but straight ahead,” Cutler said Tuesday morning at the Cross Insurance Center, surrounded by […]
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Cutler officially launches campaign for Maine governor
PORTLAND (AP) — Independent Eliot Cutler is officially launching his campaign to be Maine’s next governor. Cutler is holding events Tuesday in Bangor and Portland to kick off his campaign in the 2014 election against Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Democrat Mike Michaud, who is now a U.S. representative. He’s also holding a statewide telephone […]
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Cutler campaign releases book blames left and right for what’s wrong with Maine
AUGUSTA — Eliot Cutler has outlined his plan for turning around Maine’s economy and attracting more young people — his top two priorities — in a campaign book released Wednesday. In the book, titled “A State of Opportunity,” the independent candidate for governor in 2014 says the state can be a good place both to […]
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Cutler Democrats shift donations to Michaud’s campaign for governor
PORTLAND — Buried in early campaign filings, a subtle shift has begun in the race for Maine’s next governor. Democratic donors who rallied behind independent candidate Eliot Cutler in the last election have begun to send their checks instead to Democrat Mike Michaud, a five-term U.S. congressman. The small group of defectors includes Cutler’s former […]
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Is our Congress serious about getting to work?
Would that it were true. Could the U.S. Congress actually, finally, mercifully be seeking to end partisan gridlock? On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud and U.S. Sen. Angus King were among 80 elected officials who participated in a “Make Congress Work: No Labels” event as part of a long-term, problem-solving coalition. The aim of the […]
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Cutler, Michaud issue reports on campaign donors, expenses
PORTLAND — Maine independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler says he’s raised more than $430,000 so far for his 2014 campaign, while likely Democratic candidate Mike Michaud says he’s raised about $313,000. In a semiannual report filed Monday with the Maine Ethics Commission, Cutler reports he received contributions from 632 individuals during the first six months […]