AUGUSTA — Ballots from across Maine were delivered Thursday to a secure office in Augusta in preparation for the state’s first ranked-choice voting tabulation process. A private courier service hired by the state was expected to collect boxes containing paper ballots and electronic memory sticks containing digital records from nearly 500 municipalities and voting locations […]
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Maine lawmakers agree to return for special session, over LePage’s objections
Maine lawmakers are poised to return next week for a special session to vote on a supplemental budget package, and perhaps other unfinished business, but Gov. Paul LePage already is criticizing them for taking “the easy way out.” House Republicans, who effectively had been the lone holdouts, agreed Thursday to come back after getting assurances […]
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Independents jockey for attention in race for governor
AUGUSTA — With the primaries for Maine’s Democratic and Republican parties now over, the two independent candidates in the race to be the state’s next governor are stepping from the shadows and making their presence known. Alan Caron and Terry Hayes are poised to spend more than $1 million on their campaigns between now and […]
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Maine’s highest court rules against forced reimbursement for medical marijuana
Maine’s highest court ruled Thursday that federal laws prevent an employer’s workers compensation fund from being forced to pay for medical marijuana treatments. The court, in a 5-2 vote, said its ruling should be considered narrowly, based on a case in which a paper company employee wanted his employer’s worker’s compensation fund to pay for […]
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Report: FBI agent texted ‘We’ll stop’ Trump from becoming president
WASHINGTON — A highly anticipated report from the Justice Department’s inspector general criticizes former FBI director James Comey for his actions during the Hillary Clinton email investigation and includes new text messages from FBI personnel conveying political opposition to President Donald Trump. Trump was set to receive a briefing Thursday on the 500-page report, which […]
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New York files suit against Trump family, alleging Trump Foundation engaged in ‘illegal conduct’
The New York attorney general on Thursday filed suit against President Donald Trump and his three eldest children alleging “persistently illegal conduct” at the president’s personal charity, saying Trump repeatedly misused the nonprofit – to pay off his businesses’ creditors, to decorate one of his golf clubs and to stage a multimillion dollar giveaway at […]
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Maine’s labor department pushing forward with next phase of unemployment insurance system
A lawmaker who has been critical of the Maine Department of Labor and its unemployment claims system continues to express concerns as the department plans to roll out the next phase of the controversial system following a botched rollout of the first phase in Decmeber. The department recently announced it will begin implementing the next […]
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Moody plans to cement party support as Republicans gear up for November election
Shawn Moody says he plans to move quickly to build support in the Republican Party that he joined eight months ago and reach out to lawmakers who supported others in the four-way gubernatorial primary that he dominated Tuesday. “I think Republicans know exactly who I am,” Moody said in an interview Wednesday. “Obviously economic issues […]
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Couriers bringing ranked-choice voting ballots to Augusta
AUGUSTA (AP) — Couriers will begin delivering ballots to Maine’s state capital on Thursday as residents await the results of the nation’s biggest test of ranked-choice voting. A private courier service will start delivering hands ballots and memory sticks to a secure site in Augusta. Vote counting will begin on Friday and continue next week. […]
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Lucas St. Clair congratulates Jared Golden, but not ready to concede yet
Though it appears Lucas St. Clair is heading for a solid second-place finish in Maine’s sole congressional primary, he is waiting for final results before throwing in the towel. “We owe it to the people who heard our message and cast their vote for us to see the vote counting through to the end, even […]