An ethics complaint filed by 30 Democrats in the U.S. House claims their colleagues who sleep in their government offices are abusing taxpayer funds to give themselves free housing in the nation’s capital. One of the members who spends his nights in Washington in his office is U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term Republican from […]
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Retired teacher seeks state Senate seat from Wilton
WILTON — There’s a lot of interest in the state Senate seat held for years by Republican Tom Saviello, who can’t run because of term limits. Jan Collins of Wilton, a retired school teacher, joined the race for the 17th District seat recently. “I will be a passionate advocate for all the people of Franklin […]
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Ranked-choice voting will be in place for June primaries
AUGUSTA — Maine is about to embark on a voting system never before used in a major statewide election anywhere in the United States. With the announcement Monday from the secretary of state’s office that supporters of ranked-choice voting submitted enough valid signatures, the June 12 primaries in Maine are suddenly more than just a […]
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Profile: Adam Cote hopes to transform Maine as its next governor
AUBURN — Standing in the modern Main Street office of the marketing-savvy The Brand Collective, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Adam Cote pointed to a grim locale on the far side of the globe to explain why he should be the next Blaine House occupant. Only recently retired from the Maine Army National Guard, the 44-year-old energy […]
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Pollard quits Democrats, plans independent bid for U.S. Senate seat
Instead of seeking Democratic backing for his U.S. Senate race, Portland construction company owner Benjamin Pollard said Friday he plans to run as an independent. “Given the serious divergences between my policy positions and those of the Democratic Party platform, I believe that my campaign will have more appeal to voters in the general election […]
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Candidates for Maine governor weigh in on gun reform
AUGUSTA — As the national debate over mass shootings intensifies, candidates hoping to become Maine’s next governor fall largely along ideological lines – with some nuances and non-answers – on several oft-discussed policy responses to gun violence. Most Democratic candidates for governor support measures such as banning assault weapons and larger-capacity ammunition clips or requiring […]
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Nate Libby to seek third term in state Senate
LEWISTON — State Senate minority leader Nate Libby, a Lewiston Democrat, declared Friday he plans to seek a third term. “I believe that people succeed when given the opportunity and tools they need to reach their goals,” Libby said in a prepared statement. Libby, who won the seat in 2014 after two terms in the […]
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New poll finds Trump unpopular, Poliquin in tight race
A new poll found that more than half of the voters in Maine’s rural 2nd Congressional District disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is doing his job. Though Trump won the sprawling district in 2016 — the only one in New England that favored him — 43 percent of voters approved of his performance […]
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Gary McGrane aims to succeed Tom Saviello for 17th District Senate seat
JAY — A retired millworker and educator is hoping to claim the state Senate seat that’s been held for years by Republican Tom Saviello, who can’t run for re-election because of term limits. Democrat Gary McGrane announced recently he is running for the seat, the first candidate to declare his intentions in the sprawling district. […]
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Pollard gets help from the Dalai Lama for his U.S. Senate bid
After declaring his intention to run for a U.S. Senate seat shortly after sunrise atop Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park, Democrat Benjamin Pollard took an even more unusual step for an aspiring politician. He jetted off to India for a month to see the Dalai Lama. Pollard said Thursday that he needed to work […]