“I will tell you I’m committed to spending what we need to spend here in order to give the people a full view of Gov. LePage’s record and the record of his opponents,” Christie said after joining LePage in chatting with customers at Becky’s Diner. Christie said Maine’s race was one of the governors association’s […]
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Independent Cutler announces his policy plans on environment and energy in Maine governor’s race
BANGOR — Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler vowed to “rebuild” Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection and create a Maine Energy Finance Authority to provide capital for energy projects if elected in November. Cutler laid out his energy and environment policies during a Tuesday morning news conference at Gomez Park while touting his work with the […]
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Cutler stumps at Baxter Brewing in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Before a group of about 70 supporters, many of them Twin Cities business leaders, gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler on Thursday made a stump stop at Baxter Brewing. The downtown brewery appears to be a favorite location for Cutler, an independent from Cape Elizabeth. The stop was his second at the brewery since January. […]
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Marketing efforts to uninsured youth ramp up
MIAMI (AP) — The so-called “young invincibles” are so important to the success of the Affordable Care Act that supporters and detractors are spending millions to reach them with racy ads, social media campaigns and celebrity endorsements. The president is even (gasp) asking their mothers to help convince them to sign up for insurance. The […]
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Cutler refuses political action committee money for campaign
AUGUSTA — Independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler announced Monday that he will not accept campaign donations from any political action committees for the 2014 election, a move that his campaign said will put him in office with no strings attached but which a spokeswoman for Democrat Mike Michaud said would have little effect on […]
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Auburn continues review of Growth Council contract
AUBURN — Councilors on Monday said they wanted to pick and choose which parts of a proposed Twin Cities economic development contract they wanted to fund. “It seems to me that we are the stewards of taxpayers’ money,” Councilor Joshua Shea said. “It’s about getting the best bang for our dollar, not about seeing what […]
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Lewiston casino campaigners may get penalty reprieve in campaign finance case
LEWISTON — Promoters of a statewide effort to bring a casino to downtown Lewiston in 2011 might avoid paying more than $35,000 in civil penalties for presenting false information under Maine’s campaign-finance reporting laws, based on new documents released Tuesday. But the decision on what the political action committees set up by Stavros Mendros and […]
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Governors in 9 states, including Maine, implementing tax cuts near start of re-election campaign
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Governors in at least nine states are approaching re-election campaigns next year by touting surpluses and pitching tax cuts to voters, sometimes relying on one-time revenue to fund the breaks. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a 60-year-old Republican, toured the state this month to highlight his proposed $500 million tax cut and a […]