AUGUSTA — After a day of mostly behind-the-scenes talks lawmakers on the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee inched only marginally closer to a deal that could return the entire Legislature to a special session so they can finish work on hundreds of bills, including several key funding measures, left unfinished earlier this month. […]
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Terry Hayes sues state for right to campaign at polls during June 12 primary
State Treasurer Terry Hayes filed suit this month to try to force the secretary of state’s office to let her independent gubernatorial campaign hand out campaign literature, talk to voters and solicit political contributions at Maine’s polling places during the June 12 primary. The Hayes for Maine campaign asked a Kennebec County Superior Court to […]
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GOP Rep. Gowdy disputes Trump's 'spy' claim, says FBI acted properly
WASHINGTON (AP) — There is no evidence that the FBI planted a “spy” on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, a senior House Republican said Wednesday, directly contradicting Trump’s repeated insistence that the agency inserted a “spy for political reasons and to help Crooked Hillary win.” Rep. Trey Gowdy, chairman of the House Oversight Committee and […]
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Missouri governor who vowed to fight scandal instead quits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On a dreary overcast day, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stood in a light rain near the Governor’s Mansion and recounted his grueling training as a Navy SEAL officer to suggest he would never quit fighting allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations. Less than two weeks later, Greitens announced […]
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Maine committee resuming work on state budget
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Legislature’s Appropriations Committee is meeting to see if Democrats and Republicans are any closer to a compromise on a supplemental budget. Committee members on Wednesday will consider unfunded bills, bond proposals and other measures left on the table when lawmakers adjourned last month with unfinished business. Some of the matters […]
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Max Linn still posting campaign signs even though he’s not a qualified candidate
AUGUSTA — Even after Maine’s high court told Max Linn he wasn’t a qualified candidate, the Bar Harbor businessman is still on the campaign trail. The would-be U.S. Senate candidate is posting signs across Maine declaring that he is “Trump strong.” The trouble is, a vote for Linn in the Republican primary on June 12 will not […]
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Geiger executives worry Trump is triggering fears that will hurt their business
LEWISTON — Officials at Geiger are worried the largest privately held promotional products distributor in the world could suffer if the global reputation of the United States does not improve. Jo-an Lantz, Geiger’s chief operating officer, said Tuesday that world opinion has “really shifted” against the country over the past 18 months because of the perceived […]
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Federal court denies GOP request to block ranked-choice ballots
A federal judge on Tuesday turned down a request for a preliminary injunction barring the use of ranked-choice voting in the Maine Republican Party’s June 12 primaries, including the contest to become the party’s gubernatorial candidate. The party filed suit after its state convention in early May, saying delegates unanimously wanted to continue to use a plurality vote in […]
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Next Maine governor to face opioid crisis
AUGUSTA — Maine’s next governor will inherit a host of challenges — including a graying population, struggling paper mills and underfunded schools — that have vexed Blaine House occupants for decades. None of those predecessors has entered office at a time when opioid addiction is claiming so many lives in Maine, however. Maine has failed to reverse […]
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Ireland votes to overturn abortion ban
DUBLIN, Ireland — The Irish have swept aside one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world in a landslide vote that reflects Ireland’s emergence as a socially liberal country no longer obedient to Catholic dictates. With all ballots counted and turnout at an historic high, election officials reported that 66.4 percent voted […]