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U.S. News & World Report
April 3, 2018
Paul LePage is criticizing Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills for staging a "political stunt" by offering up tobacco settlement money for Medicaid ... Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is proposing using tobacco settlement funds to cover the state's share of a voter-approved Medicaid expansion.
Bangor Daily News
April 3, 2018
Chris Johansen, R-Monticello, jokingly tries to vote on the issue of ranked choice voting in the Maine House of Representatives in this file photo from October 2017. ... Andre Cushing, R-Newport, said there aren't other options, given the time crunch and political divisions in the Legislature. “We are facedÃâà...
ABC News
April 3, 2018
FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2017 file photo, Maine Gov. Paul LePage speaks to members of the media before a meeting to discuss health care and tax reform in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington. A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Tuesday, AprilÃâà...
Virginian-Pilot
April 3, 2018
BOSTON (AP) — A lawyer urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to toss a lawsuit accusing Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage of blackmail for threatening to withhold state funding to force a charter school operator to rescind a job offer to a Democratic political opponent. Attorney Patrick Strawbridge toldÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
April 2, 2018
Here is a stunning statement from conservative columnist Marc Thiessen: “Christian conservatives are judging Trump not by his faith but by his works. And when it comes to life and liberty, his works are good.” I am a born-again Christian, and what this advocates for is, in principle, operating as though “theÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
April 2, 2018
AUGUSTA, Maine — Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Max Linn said he will donate $25,000 to the National Rifle Association if his primary challenger, Republican Sen. Eric Brakey of Auburn, will participate in 16 debates throughout Maine by June 1. Linn, a financial planner from Bar Harbor, madeÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
March 26, 2018
Thibodeau came up in Maine politics as a steady social conservative, but he has become best-known for recent battles with Gov. Paul LePage, a fellow Republican who is looming over the intraparty race to pick his successor. Their relationship soured in 2015 as lawmakers readied to pass a two-yearÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
March 25, 2018
A common saying among Maine lawmakers is that calculating their compensation as an hourly wage would reveal that they receive a pittance — but they usually follow that up quickly with, “but I'm not in it for the money.” There is no question that most lawmakers devote considerable hours and attention toÃâà...
NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ
March 25, 2018
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER Maine)-- On this week's "Political Brew," NEWS CENTER Maine political analysts, former Speaker of the House John Richardson, a Democrat, and former state senator Phil Harriman, a Republican, find common ground on the $1.3 trillion budget signed into law by PresidentÃâà...
The County
March 24, 2018
The University of Maine System board of trustees unanimously approved a contentious political activity policy during its meeting Monday, despite faculty and student representatives' pleas for another delay. The proposal sparked controversy when an early draft started circulating among faculty membersÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
March 23, 2018
LePage and Maine State Forester Doug Denico have denied that the state diverted timber harvested from public land away from two millowners because of their political differences with the Republican governor on new softwood tariffs, saying some wood was transferred in February to a mill because it wasÃâà...
The Maine Wire
March 23, 2018
But Democrats in Augusta are playing politics again. They say ... These legislators are siding with the Maine Municipal Association, which is funded with taxpayer dollars. But MMA ... Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Legal Services for the Elderly and the Maine Council on Aging all testified in support of this bill.
Bangor Daily News
March 23, 2018
Paul LePage on Thursday announced four new judicial nominations for Maine District Court, which include his chief legal counsel and a longtime drug prosecutor in the Cumberland County District Attorney's office. The Republican governor nominated Brent Davis of Skowhegan; Tammy Ham-Thompson ofÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
March 22, 2018
AUGUSTA, Maine — In a final attempt to give his successor a raise, Gov. Paul LePage unveiled a proposal on Wednesday to more than double the next governor's pay and increase meal and housing allowances for legislators. LePage is now paid $70,000 per year, which makes him the nation'sÃâà...
New York Times
March 18, 2018
A Republican candidate for the Maine State House who disparaged two teenage survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., dropped out of the race after drawing heavy criticism and challengers from both political parties. The candidate, Leslie Gibson, had been running to represent District 57 inÃâà...
WAGM
March 13, 2018
Caribou, ME-- Don Collins, the father of Maine Sen. Susan Collins and a former mayor of a northern Maine city, has died at age 92. Collins, a Republican like his daughter, was a longstanding figure in Maine politics. He spent five terms in the Maine House and Senate from the 1970s to the 1990s, andÃâà...
Press Herald
March 13, 2018
The walkouts in Maine seem to fall along political lines, with most happening in the more liberal southern half of the state. ... schools is a personal issue for students, not just a political one, but as someone who will be able to vote this year, he understands that engaging in politics is the way to effect change.
Tampabay.com
March 13, 2018
GOP candidate in Maine calls Parkland student 'skinhead lesbian' ... LEWISTON, Maine — A Republican Maine House candidate has used Twitter to attack two students who survived a shooting at a Florida high school, calling one of them a "skinhead lesbian" and the other a "bald-faced liar." Leslie GibsonÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
March 12, 2018
“I hear you're thinking of running for the House. I can tell you right now they you're not going to win. Now, if you're interested in politics, you should start by joining the County Democratic Women's Club. They're getting ready for a card party as a fund raiser. You can help them set the tables. That's where youÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
March 10, 2018
AUGUSTA, Maine — A legislative watchdog panel voted Friday to investigate Maine's child welfare system and, separately, the handling of cases involving two girls who were killed allegedly by family members since December. The probe, authorized unanimously by the Legislature's Government OversightÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
March 5, 2018
... political committee that convinced Maine voters in 2016 to endorse the first-in-the-nation system, said he expects voters to be “so appreciative” of the chance to use ranked-choice voting that support will rise. “I think that we're modeling a reform that could do a lot to improve politics for the country,” he said.
Press Herald
March 4, 2018
As to the NRA's role, Trahan said the non-political arm of the organization has a significant presence in Maine, as it provides financial support for firearms safety training and also issues grants for gun range construction or improvements. “For all the politics of it, the NRA does a tremendous amount on theÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
March 2, 2018
Maine's political caucus process is underway with Democrats concentrating their events on Sunday and a schedule of Republican meetings already in progress. But don't expect hundreds of people lining up or wall-to-wall news coverage of results. That was the scene in 2008 and 2016 when the majorÃâà...
Press Herald
March 1, 2018
23 article “Ethics panel won't investigate Republican official over website” (Page B1), which reported the unethical exploits of Maine Republican Party ... we see at the national level, but it should be roundly condemned by all Mainers who believe that political activism is no excuse for unethical behavior.
Maine Public
March 1, 2018
... opened an international conference Wednesday in Kabul with a substantial overture to his government's longtime antagonist: If the Taliban comes to the negotiating table and recognizes Ghani's government, the Afghan leader would in turn offer the insurgent group a role as a legitimate political party andÃâà...
Governing
March 1, 2018
The event, hosted by Colby College, Thomas College and the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, was the first debate in the 2018 election that included all of the candidates from a major political party. Present were former Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew of South China, HouseÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
March 1, 2018
BRISTOL, Maine — Although the Maine Legislature has voted against authorizing a nonprofit to lease the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, the ... Others in opposition to the bill included Mary Anne Turowski, director of politics and legislation for the Maine State Employees Association, ServiceÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
February 28, 2018
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine lobbyist Sarah Bigney says she's been groped by a former state senator, told she owed a kiss to another lawmaker for his vote on a bill and had to change her outfit after catching a legislator staring at her chest. She rarely spoke publicly about the sexual misconduct. But afterÃâà...
NBCNews.com
February 27, 2018
For Jackson, getting involved in politics behind bars — petitioning lawmakers on prison reform, founding a chapter of the National Association for the ... In Maine and Vermont, inmates must register to vote wherever they most recently lived, which ensures that a prison doesn't become a political force, andÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
February 26, 2018
The senator entered the year with more than $9.8 million in campaign funds; de Leon had just $359,261. A February poll from the Public Policy Institute of California found her leading de Leon by 29 points, albeit with 37 percent of voters undecided. And Feinstein, who since the start of her political career inÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
February 26, 2018
AUGUSTA, Maine — A shipyard fighting for tax breaks and a California billionaire pushing to pass a victim rights amendment in Maine are among the top spenders on lobbyists so far this year, according to ethics commission reports. Maine lobbyists this month reported more than $330,000 in pay sinceÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
February 21, 2018
A proposal to ban the purchase or possession of bump stocks could align Maine with President Donald Trump's call to ban them, but it must first clear a legislative leadership panel evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. The proposal from Rep. Scott Hamann, D-South Portland, has beenÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
February 16, 2018
In the wake of the mass shooting Wednesday at a high school in Florida, members of Congress who have received campaign contributions from the NRA have come under harsh criticism. Campaign finance data from the Federal Election Commission show that federal and state candidates from both majorÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
December 31, 1999
In this July 8, 2017 file photo, Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap speaks during a voter registration meeting at the National Association of Secretaries of State conference in Indianapolis. Dunlap released proposed rank choice voting rules on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, and announced that the windowÃâà...
POLITICO Magazine
December 31, 1999
So in June, Maine will hold the nation's first statewide primary election using ranked choice voting, a rarely used system championed by political reformers .... “The bottom line is that the system we have now is not working for most Americans and is creating a divisive politics and destructive and toxicÃâà...
Press Herald
December 31, 1999
The University of Maine System trustees unanimously approved a policy Monday on political speech and impartiality, despite objections from students and faculty members who wanted more time to discuss a decision that some fear could restrict their free speech rights. The policy makes clear that theÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
December 31, 1999
Now, Mainers with a doctor's certification to use marijuana to treat certain conditions or symptoms can buy medical marijuana at eight state-licensed marijuana dispensaries, through individual caregivers allowed to serve five patients or grow marijuana for their own consumption. But Maine's program hasÃâà...
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