Zak Ringelstein says the deciding factor will be how Sen. Susan Collins votes on Brett Kavanaugh. U.S. Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein says if he’s unsuccessful in his long-shot bid to unseat Sen. Angus King this November, he’ll likely challenge Susan Collins in 2020. In an interview Monday, Ringelstein said Collins’ vote on Supreme Court nominee […]
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Cohen, Mitchell endorse Angus King's re-election for Senate
BANGOR — Two former senators from Maine — one a Democrat, one a Republican — declared Friday independent U.S. Sen. Angus King deserves another six years in Washington because of his proven ability to fight for Maine with civility and a willingness to compromise. Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, who served as the Democrats’ majority leader, said […]
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Augusta, Farmington immigration rallies draw hundreds
AUGUSTA — Hoai-nam Hoang stood on State Street near the statehouse Saturday holding a simple sign. Hand printed on cardboard, it said thanks to compassion, an immigrant family came to the United States. That family was her own. Hoang’s parents and her older brother and sister traveled to the United States as refugees in 1980 […]
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein returns to Maine after arrest in Texas
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Democrat hoping to unseat Maine’s popular independent Sen. Angus King has returned to the state following his arrest and detainment in Texas. Zak Ringelstein traveled to the southern border, where he was arrested Friday while attempting to deliver water, toys and books to children detained in McAllen, Texas. WGME-TV reports Ringelstein was […]
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Maine arrested near U.S-Mexico border
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein, who this week canceled a campaign tour of Maine to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border, was arrested Friday for refusing to leave a child detention center in Texas after being told he would not be allowed inside. “Zak is now a political prisoner of the Trump regime,” read a […]
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Unopposed challengers Brakey, Ringelstein to take on Angus King in Senate race
AUGUSTA (AP) — Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine will face two lesser-known candidates who won uncontested primaries Tuesday but now face a difficult challenge against a popular incumbent. Republican State Sen. Eric Brakey was unchallenged in his primary election Tuesday after an opponent, Max Linn, was disqualified by election officials who determined his […]
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Teachers may lose $250 tax break under GOP plan
To help defray some of the costs teachers often bear to get supplies for their classroom, Sen. Susan Collins authored a law 15 years ago that allowed them to take a tax deduction of $250 for their expenses. Last year, the Maine Republican succeeded in making the teacher tax deduction permanent so it wouldn’t have […]