LEWISTON — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District is going to win a third term easily in November’s general election, Gov. Paul LePage said Monday. LePage said Poliquin is “one of the hardest workers in Washington,” and deserves to come out on top in the Nov. 6 general election. The governor said […]
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Seth Carey stays in district attorney race: 'I'm in it to win it'
AUBURN — Republican District Attorney candidate Seth Carey of Auburn, whose law license is suspended, is moving ahead with his campaign. Some in the GOP had hoped Carey might withdraw from the race Monday, the last day he could do so and still have the party pick a replacement candidate. “They wish!” Carey said Monday. […]
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Maine House sustains LePage's veto of Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA — The Maine House sustained Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a funding bill for Medicaid expansion Monday, handing the Republican another victory in his long campaign to stifle expansion of the program to another 70,000 Mainers. However, the state Supreme Judicial Court could alter the expansion picture next week, when it hears arguments in […]
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Maine House sustains LePage veto of Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA – The Maine House Monday failed to override a Gov. Paul LePage veto of a bill that funds a voter-approved expansion of the state’s Medicaid system. Conservative House Republicans stood with LePage, voting against the override on an 85-58 tally that fell short of the two-thirds necessary. The vote came with no debate on […]
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Donald Trump enjoys 'suspense' ahead of Supreme Court announcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going down to the wire as he makes his choice on a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, but he says with his final four options “you can’t go wrong.” Trump spoke to reporters Sunday afternoon before returning to Washington from a weekend at his private […]
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County, Auburn Republicans to meet
TURNER — The Auburn Republican Committee is scheduled to meet with the Androscoggin County Republican Committee at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at the Great Outdoors on Route 117 in Turner. Pizza will be served. Bring a salad, drinks, chips or dessert. There will be a 50/50 drawing. Attendees are asked to RSVP to Chairwoman […]
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Experts disagree with Susan Collins on ‘precedent’
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has a nuanced position on how the abortion issue will play into her assessment of President Trump’s next Supreme Court nominee, and several leading legal scholars say her reasoning does not stand up to scrutiny. Collins, a critical confirmation swing vote in the Senate, has repeatedly said that her primary […]
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Future of Downeast Correctional Facility still unknown
AUGUSTA — Washington County lawmakers are planning a last-ditch attempt this week to reopen the Downeast Correctional Facility while acknowledging the need to look beyond their months-long political and legal fight with Gov. Paul LePage over the prison’s future. In early June, the LePage administration quietly transferred the handful of remaining Downeast Correctional inmates and […]
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Paul LePage vetoes bill that would ease access to medical marijuana
Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a medical cannabis bill Friday that would allow doctors to certify patient use for any medical reason. In a veto letter fired off late Friday afternoon, LePage, a staunch marijuana opponent, ticked off 11 reasons why he was vetoing the sweeping reform bill, ranging from complaints about the establishment of a medical […]
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GOP's Jason Lavoie drops out of House race and joins Democrats
LEWISTON — After Republican state House candidate Jason Lavoie dropped out of a four-way race for the 61st District seat that’s been held by Democrat Heidi Brooks for two terms, he walked into City Hall on Friday and switched his party affiliation to join the Democrats. Lavoie, 34, said he is “increasingly frustrated by the […]