LEWISTON — Candidates hoping to win a seat or re-election to the Maine Legislature later this year made one of their first public forum appearances during a Maine People’s Alliance forum at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. The two-hour event was dominated by Democratic incumbents, but at least one Republican and one independent candidate […]
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Maine federal candidates largely united on balanced budget amendment
LEWISTON — Maine Republicans, Democrats and independents running for seats in Congress on Thursday seemed to be mostly in agreement on at least one thing. The federal government should have to balance its budget, the same way many states do to stay open. Of the five candidates running for the U.S. House in Maine’s 2nd […]
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Cutler, Michaud support Medicaid-paid abortions; LePage opposed
LEWISTON — The battle over abortion is heating up again in the Maine governor’s race. Eliot Cutler, the independent in the race, said he would support allowing MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program, to cover the cost of abortion services for women eligible for the government-sponsored health care program. Cutler said it’s a position he’s long […]
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Maine People’s Alliance to host Lewiston forum Thursday
LEWISTON — The Maine People’s Alliance will host a community supper and forum with candidates running for the Maine Legislature on Thursday at the Lewiston Public Library. The light supper is free and open to the public. It begins at 5 p.m. Aug. 7. The forum will start at 6 p.m. An informal reception will […]
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Republican Flood throws support to independent Cutler in Maine governor’s race
AUGUSTA – A well-respected Republican state lawmaker said Wednesday he is supporting Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate, in Maine’s 2014 governor’s race. State Sen. Patrick Flood, R-Winthrop, the lead Senate Republican on the Legislature’s powerful budget-writing Appropriations Committee, said Cutler has the “experience, vision, judgment and character” needed to be governor. Cutler is challenging incumbent […]
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Collins, King honor Monhegan Island’s 400th anniversary
MONHEGAN (AP) — Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are traveling to Monhegan to celebrate the island’s 400th year anniversary. The parade and ceremony on the tiny island Wednesday will honor the anniversary of Cpt. John Smith’s visit to Monhegan Plantation in 1614. The parade is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. at […]
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Three seriously injured in head-on crash in Winn
WINN (AP) — Three people were seriously injured when two SUVs collided head-on in Winn. State police told The Bangor Daily News (http://bit.ly/1sq5Xnt ) that the three victims were flown to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after Monday afternoon’s accident on Route 2. Troopers say 29-year-old Brad Curtis of Passadumkeag was driving an SUV […]
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Distracted Driving: Maine to launch awareness program today
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is helping unveil a new program designed to prevent distracted driving on Maine roads. The Republican governor, State Police Chief Col. Robert Williams and members of the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety will announce the new effort on Tuesday in Augusta. The Department of Public Safety says the program will […]
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Bellows strides into Lewiston in race against Collins
With about 110 miles to go, Bellows is walking to draw attention to her campaign against Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking her fourth, six-year term. Bellows, the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, has said she wants to focus on jobs and the economy and is using […]
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Maine gas prices continue to fall
PORTLAND (AP) — Average gas prices in Maine have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the last week. The average price of a gallon of gas in Maine on Monday was $3.61 a gallon — down 12.5 cents from one month ago, according to gasbuddy.com. The average price for a gallon of gas nationally is […]