AUGUSTA (AP) — The public has a chance to weigh in on a well-funded proposal to build a new casino in southern Maine. A public hearing is set for Wednesday morning in Augusta. The proposal is set to appear on November’s ballot. Gov. Paul LePage has said greed is behind the proposal. The No More […]
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Gov. Paul LePage rails against Portland and casino campaign
The Legislature may have suspended meetings and hearings Tuesday, but Gov. Paul LePage kept his regular Tuesday appearance on WVOM. Here is a roundup of the issues covered: LePage: Portland is breaking the law and should pay for helping ‘illegal immigrants’ Updated 10:43 a.m.: Gov. Paul LePage is arguing the state shouldn’t help “illegal immigrants” by […]
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Casino petition company complains Horseracing Jobs Fairness owes money
New documents filed with a state ethics panel provide an inside look at a rushed, expensive and ultimately unsuccessful campaign by a developer to get a new casino in southern Maine. The effort was funded with more than $2 million by the sister of Las Vegas casino developer Shawn Scott, who would have had the […]
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Casino backers drop appeal in petition dispute
PORTLAND — Supporters of a failed referendum proposal to create a casino in southern Maine have dropped an appeal. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced earlier this month that campaign fell short of submitting the necessary 62,123 voter signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Casino supporters delivered 91,294 total signatures, but only 35,518 were […]
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Lewiston consultant was paid more than $760,000 for failed casino campaign
AUGUSTA — A Lewiston-based political consultant and former state lawmaker was paid more than $760,000 in a recent effort to collect voter signatures for a failed ballot question campaign for a Southern Maine casino. According to records filed with the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, Olympic Consulting, headed by Stavros Mendros, a […]
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Judge says no dice to casino petition appeal
AUGUSTA — A superior court judge has upheld Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s decision to reject a citizen petition to create a casino in southern Maine. In March, Dunlap deemed more than half the signatures on the casino petition were invalid. Horseracing Jobs Fairness, which led the casino petition drive and spent $156,000 on it, […]
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Casino backers appeal petition rejection
Background AUGUSTA — The backers of a citizen petition to create a casino in southern Maine have appealed Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap’s ruling that they didn’t gather enough valid signatures to qualify for this November’s statewide ballot. Kristen Schulze Muszynski, spokeswoman for Dunlap’s office, said the casino backers filed their appeal Friday in […]
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State rejects more than 55,000 signatures on casino petitions
AUGUSTA — A frantic, controversial effort to get Maine voters to hand a York County casino to a Las Vegas developer won’t be on the 2016 ballot after the secretary of state’s office invalidated most of its signatures on Wednesday. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap’s office said in a news release that it validated less […]
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York casino backers gamble with thin margin for petition drive
LEWISTON — Backers of an effort to get a York County casino on November’s ballot might not have left themselves much room for error. Nearly half of the 6,568 signatures collected in Lewiston and Auburn have been marked invalid. The casino group delivered petitions containing more than 68,000 signatures to the Maine Secretary of State’s […]
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Snodeo coming to Rangeley this weekend
RANGELEY — Great weather and plenty of snow mean excellent conditions for the 28th annual Snodeo on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Jan 21-23. Hosted by the Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club, the event draws thousands of snowmobilers and spectators for shows, competitions, helicopter rides, radar run, poker run, free family events and lots of food. One […]