OXFORD — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud may have a gubernatorial race in 2014 to think of but he isn’t the only one mindful of upcoming elections. Addressing students at the Oxford Hills Middle School on Dec. 19, the congressman and candidate for governor spent the majority of his time answering pressing questions on the economy, […]
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Shared goal of electing Michaud helps unions mend 7-year rift
AUGUSTA, Maine — Local 1989 of the Maine State Employees Association, the labor union that represents the majority of state employees, announced Friday that it has renewed a partnership with the Maine AFL-CIO with the goals, among other things, of expanding Medicaid in Maine and helping Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud win the 2014 gubernatorial […]
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Why liberal groups are endorsing Michaud for governor so soon
AUGUSTA, Maine — A survey conducted recently by the Portland-based polling firm Critical Insights showed that only half of Mainers could name each of the 2014 gubernatorial candidates, and a full one-third couldn’t name any. But that hasn’t stopped a deluge of endorsement announcements from coming sooner than ever. Most of these have been traditionally Democratic outfits, […]
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Michaud’s mother dies
Jean Michaud, the mother of U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, and five others, died Wednesday at a Millinocket hospital. She was 79. A statement from Michaud’s office Wednesday night said Jean Michaud died of natural causes. “As families across Maine gather to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday,” a Michaud spokesperson wrote, “the congressman wishes to express […]
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Sierra Club backs Michaud for governor
PORTLAND (AP) — The Sierra Club is endorsing Democrat Mike Michaud over independent Eliot Cutler in the governor’s race, announcing a yearlong education effort that will likely be backed by spending from the national group with a goal of preventing Republican Gov. Paul LePage from winning a second term, the group said Monday. The early […]
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New federal grant will ‘transform’ IT learning at community colleges
AUBURN — As he was shown Monday how Central Maine Community College students use technology to learn law enforcement, auto mechanics and precision machine tools, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud said he liked what he saw. He was impressed with how students are learning and the college’s 95 percent job placement. Michaud was at CMCC to […]
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C. Carson-Gabriel: Treat the issue with respect
Scott Thistle’s article Nov. 5 about Mike Michaud’s disclosure that he is gay made some attempt at providing a balanced point of view at a political time in Maine, but it was not balanced. By devoting roughly 10 paragraphs to comments by one former congressional opponent, Republican Jason Levesque, the story was slanted for lack […]
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A. Hall: Sexuality not an issue
H.L. Mencken reminded us of the “endless series of (imaginary) hobgoblins” meant to keep us alarmed. In that spirit, Mike Michaud’s coming out as gay should serve as a very hard kick-in-the-butt reminder that one’s sexuality ought to be an absolute irrelevancy in life. We face a world where two nations ruled by madmen, Iran […]
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Analysis: Michaud’s coming out could help topple LePage in 2014
Maine Gov. Paul LePage, R, could be in danger of losing his job next year to an opponent who revealed his homosexuality Monday in a newspaper article. The declaration by U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud, D, a leading contender in the 2014 election for governor, keeps Maine — better known for lobster, vacation spots and sober […]
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Does Michaud’s announcement help or hurt his campaign?
AUGUSTA — News broke early Monday that six-term congressman and the Democrats’ 2014 candidate for governor, Mike Michaud, is gay, but many insiders said they expected the revelation to have little effect on the gubernatorial race. Michaud became only the seventh sitting member of the U.S. House to openly identify as gay or bisexual, and one […]