PARIS — Voters will decide Tuesday, Nov. 8, whether to keep the traditional town meeting or switch to voting on the warrant at the polls. Selectman Scott Buffington said the latter is an attempt to get more people to participate. Before the Oct. 24 selectmen meeting, a hearing was held on the question. Before that, […]
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Maine gets high marks for civic engagement
Source: WalletHub Political Engagement in Maine (1=Most; 25=Avg.) 9th: % of Registered Voters in 2012 Presidential Election 1st: % of Electorate Who Voted in 2014 Midterm Elections 10th: % of Electorate Who Voted in 2012 Presidential Election 30th: Total Political Contributions per Adult Population 9th: Civic Education Engagement 8th: Voter Accessibility Policies Source: WalletHub study, […]
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Libertarian PAC gives to Brakey campaign
All politics is not local. Chris Rufer is a tomato tycoon in Sacramento County, California, and a solid supporter of the Libertarian Party and its presidential hopeful, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson. He has no connection to Maine. Yet Rufer’s $50,000 donation to the Liberty For All Action Fund is earmarked to benefit just […]
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Androscoggin probate candidates hope they have staying power
AUBURN — The two candidates for Register of Probate of Androscoggin County are looking to bring some stability to an office where the last three elected officials all resigned before completing their terms. Joanna Said of Livermore and Thomas Reynolds of Lewiston are seeking to replace current probate register Joshua Klein-Golden, who was appointed to […]
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Maher, McConnell face off for seat on Androscoggin County Commission
AUBURN — Androscoggin County government, which switched from a three-person board to an administrator and seven commissioners last year, will have three new commissioners following elections next week. The three who served under the old County Charter — Beth Bell of Auburn, Randall Greenwood of Wales and Elaine Makas of Lewiston — are not running […]
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Michelle Obama makes video touting Emily Cain
First lady Michelle Obama weighed in on Maine’s hotly contested 2nd District race Thursday. Democrat Emily Cain released a video of Obama asking people to vote on Tuesday to put “a champion for Maine families and kids” in Congress. In the video, Obama spoke directly into camera and said, “We all know how important it […]
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Gov. Paul LePage warns economy could suffer if voters choose poorly
If Mainers vote to hike the minimum wage and impose an income tax surcharge on high earners, Maine Gov. Paul LePage fears the economy will crumble. Toss in the new federal overtime rules slated to go into effect soon, he said, and “we’re going to get absolutely destroyed. It’s a perfect tsunami.” Speaking to the […]
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Now there’s a creepy clown running for office
BANGOR — An election cycle some have described as a fright appears to have attracted its first actual ghoul. Signs are popping up around Bangor, Maine, advertising the campaign of Pennywise, the creepy clown from Stephen King’s 1986 novel “It.” The signs beseech residents to “Vote Pennywise” and include a picture of the clown showing […]
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Emily Cain accuses Bruce Poliquin of misleading voters on his background
Democratic congressional candidate Emily Cain ripped into her opponent Thursday, accusing him of talking out of both sides of his mouth about his Wall Street background. In a news release, Cain said U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin “tried to mislead voters” about his record with a financial firm that once managed the pension fund for employees […]
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Economic disappointments pollute politics
WASHINGTON — To understand this nasty and nutty campaign, you have to go back to 1973, which is before roughly 60 percent of today’s Americans were alive. The backward trip in time illuminates how the United States and, indeed, most advanced nations, became addicted to rapid economic growth and how this, in turn, polluted our […]