State Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon Falls, presents several members of Royal Rangers Outpost 16 with legislative sentiments recognizing their accomplishment of receiving the Gold Medal of Achievement, the highest award in the Royal Rangers, on April 18. From left are Christian Hiscock of Auburn, Cody Brochu of Jay, Hunter Knowlton of Lewiston, Mason, Jacob Brochu […]
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Susan Collins hailed as least partisan senator for 4th straight year
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who serve together on the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, confer March 28, 2017, on Capitol Hill after doing television news interviews, in Washington. In an era of often bitter partisanship, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins stands out as the premier example […]
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Sen. Susan Collins introduces Obamacare alternative
As the new Republican administration targets repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Maine’s senior senator took a major step Monday to offer a replacement plan. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins introduced The Patient Freedom Act of 2017 with her Republican colleague Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, modeled in part on a bill they pushed two years ago […]
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Mason retains Senate positions
AUGUSTA — In addition to retaining his position as Senate majority leader in his fourth term, Lisbon Falls Republican Garrett Mason will serve once again as co-chairman of the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. Mason’s work on the panel during the last legislative session “was especially noteworthy, and I have no doubt he will be […]
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Keim to run for Senate District 18 seat
DIXFIELD — Lisa Keim of Dixfield was selected at a caucus Tuesday night as the Republican Maine Senate candidate for District 18. She replaces Gary Knight of Livermore Falls, who withdrew from the race because of health reasons. “As a mother of three, and as someone who loves our state, I will work hard to ensure […]
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Brakey announces re-election bid for state Senate
AUBURN — In his monthly radio appearance on Lewiston-Auburn station Z105.5, Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, announced the launch of his 2016 re-election campaign. “My priority in the Senate is always to help my constituents back home while advocating for limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal freedom from Augusta,” Brakey said in a prepared statement. “I […]
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Bill to boost Maine law officers’ pay heads to LePage
AUGUSTA — A bill that boosts the pay of law enforcement officers, including troopers, game wardens, fire marshals and marine patrol officers and their supervisors, by 12 to 18 percent is on its way to the desk of Gov. Paul LePage after a vote in the Maine Senate. The bill, LD 1523, originally provided pay […]
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State budget bill faces stiff GOP resistance in Maine House
AUGUSTA — Lacking the two-thirds support necessary to overcome a possible Gov. Paul LePage veto, an $11 million supplemental state budget appeared all but dead late Tuesday. The measure, which among other things would boost the pay of state law enforcement officers and workers at two state-run mental health hospitals, gained a strong 30-4 vote in […]
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Former Lewiston Police Chief Welch seeks state Senate seat
LEWISTON — Former Lewiston Police Chief Bill Welch has announced his candidacy for Maine Senate District 21, which covers the city of Lewiston. Welch, who will run as a Republican against incumbent Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, made the announcement in a news release on Tuesday. Welch joined the Lewiston Police Department following his four years […]
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Kimberly Sampson announces bid for state Senate District 20 seat
AUBURN — Kimberly Sampson, a dental hygienist and recent law school graduate, announced her campaign for Maine Senate District 20 on Friday. Sampson, an Auburn resident and Democrat, will run against Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, who is in his first term. The district also includes Minot, Mechanic Falls and Poland. “My great-grandfather, Amedee Gobeil, emigrated from Canada. […]