LEWISTON — You may soon be getting a phone call from former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, one of Maine’s most popular Republican politicians. Snowe’s message? She wants you to join her in supporting the re-election of Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage. “To continue economic growth in Maine, I am supporting Paul LePage,” Snowe said in […]
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Snowe, McKernan top list of hosts for LePage event with Christie in August
LEWISTON — Former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and her husband, former Gov. John McKernan, are among a group hosting a fundraising event for Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election campaign later in August. The event, featuring New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie, will be held at the Lucerne Inn in Dedham, just outside of Ellsworth. The […]
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Wife hopes to succeed husband as Oxford County Commissioner
OXFORD — Longtime Oxford resident Diane Jackson, 59, has announced she will run for the Oxford County commissioner seat held by her husband, Caldwell “Caldie” Jackson. Caldwell Jackson, the current chairman and a two-term commissioner, is unable to seek re-election due to his position with the state. The announcement sets up a two-way race between […]
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Olympia’s List preps to fund primary candidates
LEWISTON — At least two Maine candidates are getting a boost from the political action committee created by former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. Snowe, a Republican, rolled about $500,000 of her last campaign war chest into Olympia’s List, a multi-candidate PAC that’s meant to help moderates and those who seek common ground in politics, when […]
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Former Maine Gov. McKernan named to top U.S. Chamber post
PORTLAND — John “Jock” McKernan, former Republican Maine governor and husband to longtime U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, has been named president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a nonprofit research and advocacy arm of the larger Chamber organization. McKernan will also serve as senior adviser to Thomas Donohue, president and CEO of the Chamber, […]
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Inspired by death of Joyce McLain, Medway lawmaker to submit ‘cold case’ bill to address unsolved homicides
EAST MILLINOCKET — Spurred by a 33-year-old unsolved homicide, Rep. Steve Stanley, D-Medway, plans to submit a bill authorizing Maine’s attorney general to reassign cold cases from originating law enforcement agencies to others who might solve them, he said. The bill’s language hasn’t been written yet, but a title for it — a statement of […]