University officials defend their actions surrounding the 2018 controversy to offer class credit for protesting Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, while critics say the response went too far in pandering to Republican lawmakers.
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Maine Republicans seek to repeal ranked-choice voting in presidential elections
A petition drive announced Tuesday aims to put the question to the state’s voters in November.
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Trump campaign files signatures for Maine primary ballot in March
The president’s re-election campaign turns in signatures Friday from registered Maine voters calling for the president’s name to appear on the state’s primary election ballot.
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Former state Republican chairman seeks return to Maine Senate in 2020
Rick Bennett of Oxford has registered as a Clean Elections candidate.
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Jared Golden, in the middle on impeachment, frustrating both sides
The first-term Democrat from District 2 will face a Republican-led rally at his Lewiston office this week.
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Republicans once critical of Collins now circle wagons around her
The senator used to endure blistering criticism from leading Maine Republicans, including former Gov. Paul LePage, who is now singing her praises.
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Sole GOP challenger to Susan Collins quits amid party pressure
Fairfield’s Derek Levasseur said heavy pressure from Maine Republican leaders squelched his effort to snatch GOP backing from the four-term senator in next June’s primary.
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Trump campaign names LePage honorary chairman in Maine
Joe Turcotte, the Republican National Committee’s director for Maine, will serve as the campaign’s state director.
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Injunction requested on ranked-choice voting
Ranked-choice voting is a system “designed to change election outcomes and messages,” and alter the Maine Republican Party, the party said in its latest court filing over the controversial election method. Monday’s filing supports a federal court lawsuit the party filed to stop the use of ranked-choice voting, which was adopted by Maine voters in […]
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Maine’s Republican director failed to file income tax returns
Jason Savage, who has been linked to the anonymous right-wing website Maine Examiner, says ‘it’s been an unfortunate personal situation with many factors beyond my control.’ Have you heard the one about the high-ranking Republican official who got into hot water for failing to file his state income-tax returns? Sorry, but this is no joke. […]