AUGUSTA — Declaring himself the winner in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin filed a lawsuit Tuesday in a bid to stop state officials from counting the rest of the ballots and throw out the ranked-choice voting system that Mainers twice approved.
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What the U.S. Constitution says and does not say about ranked-choice voting
Legal experts and constitutional scholars interviewed by the Portland Press Herald mostly agree a lawsuit filed Tuesday challenging Maine’s ranked-choice voting law is unlikely to prevail. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, along with three other Maine residents, sued Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap in federal court, claiming that ranked-choice voting violates the U.S. Constitution. Lawyers […]
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The rain before the snow
Maria Baltazar takes cover from the rain Tuesday in downtown Lewiston. Snow is in the forecast for Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Men's basketball: Jeff Spellman more than just a scorer for Bates
Jeff Spellman and the rest of the Bates College Bobcats have a new floor to play on this season inside the 92-year-old Alumni Gym. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Jeff Spellman has had to prove himself every season for the Bates men’s basketball team. As a freshman, he had to prove he could play and […]
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2018-19 Bates men's basketball preview capsule
Coach: Jon Furbush (11th year) Conference: NESCAC Last year’s results: 12-12 overall, 4-6 in NESCAC play (tied for seventh place). Returning players: Seniors — G Eli Frater (3.9 points per game last year), F Brandon Galloway (2.4 ppg), C Nick Lynch (8.5 ppg), G Max Hummel (7.7); Juniors — G Kody Greenhalgh (5.2 ppg), G Jeff Spellman […]
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Women's basketball: Duke coach Joanne McCallie back in Maine to face former team, former player
Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie gives instructions to one of her players. McCallie, a former University of Maine women’s basketball coach, returns to the state this week when the Blue Devils take on the Black Bears on Thursday night. (Duke University athletics) It’s not that Joanne McCallie isn’t excited to bring her Duke University women’s […]
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Poland Spring Water awards grant to USM Foundation
Poland Spring Natural Spring Water has awarded a $25,000 Good Neighbor Grant to the University of Southern Maine Foundation. The grant will fund an upland watershed monitoring project conducted by the university’s Environmental Science and Policy program. It will provide researchers better insight into the impacts of climate change and land use on small forests […]
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Cowbell Grill & Tap opening in former Fuel in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — The city is getting more Cowbell. One of the owners of the popular Cowbell Burger Bar in Biddeford is opening Cowbell Grill & Tap in the former Fuel restaurant. It will feature 25 burgers, 25 mostly Maine craft brew taps and, Alex Markakis said, a few menu items he hopes reminds people of the Fuel […]
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Maine GOP looking for answers; plans to survey members
AUGUSTA — In the wake of a crushing defeat in last week’s state elections, and a new revelation that Republican Bruce Poliquin has filed suit in federal court to try to stop the ranked-choice vote tally in progress, Maine’s Republican Party is looking for answers. “Clearly, Republican losses in the 2018 elections show that there […]
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Maine keeps counting ranked-choice ballots despite Poliquin's lawsuit
AUGUSTA — Republican 2nd District Congressman Bruce Poliquin filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Maine’s Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap in an attempt to stop a retabulation of ranked-choice ballots in a race between Poliquin and Democratic challenger Jared Golden. The suit filed in federal court in Bangor is asking for a permanent injunction against Dunlap, seeking […]