As if the Maine gubernatorial field were not crowded enough, horror novelist Stephen King jumped into the race Sunday — as a joke. On a new campaign website — “King 4 Maine 2018” — touted the opinionated Bangor resident and writer for the state’s top job. “After years of criticizing Governor Paul LePage, Stephen is considering […]
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Hearing held on claim campaign of Brakey's opponent forged dead voters signatures
AUGUSTA — Allegations that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn’s campaign forged the signatures of dead voters to get his name on the June ballot are under review by the state Secretary of State’s Office. The complaint, brought by the campaign of Linn’s Republican primary rival, state Sen. Eric Brakey’s campaign of Auburn, was the […]
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Chaos erupts around Maine’s ranked-choice voting plan
AUGUSTA – Questions were swirling Thursday about whether Mainers will use the ranked-choice voting system in the June primaries after Secretary of State Matt Dunlap raised concerns about a conflict in the law. Dunlap said his office was notified late Wednesday about “legal concerns regarding the implementation of ranked-choice voting” and, as a result, Dunlap […]
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Republican Super PAC to open Maine office to help Bruce Poliquin
A political action committee aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan is seeking to bolster the re-election bid of two-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in Maine’s sprawling 2nd District. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC, announced this week it was opening five offices in hotly contested GOP-held districts across the country, including Poliquin’s. By […]
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Paul LePage calls judge ‘absolute imbecile’ over Trump lawsuit
? LEWISTON (WGME) – Gov. Paul LePage is laughing off a new lawsuit against President Trump, that partly focuses on LePage. The state of Maryland and the District of Columbia are suing President Trump, claiming he’s violated the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which essentially says the President can’t personally gain from his power and […]
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State to hear Brakey's complaint of fake signatures on opponent's petition
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Republican hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. Angus King is facing challenges about the veracity of his signatures he collected to qualify for the June primary. Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says the state will hold a public hearing Thursday on the challenge against financial planner Max Linn filed by opponent […]
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Maine Senate backs $45 million tax credits for BIW
AUGUSTA (AP) — A bill that would continue providing tens of millions of dollars in state tax breaks to a Navy shipbuilder is getting support from Maine lawmakers. The Senate voted 25-9 Wednesday to provide a tax credit to Bath Iron Works. The bill faces more legislative action before being sent to Republican Gov. Paul […]
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VA pick impressed Donald Trump when he gave glowing health report
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronny Jackson passed his screen test with President Donald Trump before casting even began. Jackson, the president’s personal physician and surprise choice to lead the massive Department of Veterans Affairs, stood before the White House press corps in January to announce the results of the president’s first physical in a performance that […]
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Donald Trump fires VA secretary, names White House doctor to the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is firing Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and replacing him with the White House doctor in the wake of a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the VA. Trump tweets that he intends to nominate “highly respected Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as the new Secretary of […]
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Lawsuit against president highlights LePage stay at Trump hotel in D.C.
A stay by Maine Gov. Paul LePage at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. in early 2017 is playing a key role in a federal lawsuit against the president by the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte said in an opinion Wednesday that the state and district […]