U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will make her much-anticipated announcement about whether she’ll run for governor on Friday, according to her spokeswoman. The time and location of Collins’ announcement was not disclosed, but the Republican senator is in Maine this week while the Senate is in recess. The only public event she […]
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Reported interest in Ann LePage as a Senate candidate stirs speculation
First lady Ann LePage, wife of Republican Gov. Paul LePage, speaks before her husband’s inauguration ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. As Maine’s first lady, Ann LePage has been known mostly for her work with military families and veterans, and for taking a part-time waitressing job to help supplement […]
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Las Vegas aftermath: 3 of 4 of Maine delegation favor bump stock ban
Since 1970, more Americans have died from guns – 1.5 million – than Americans who died in all the wars – 1.2 million — according to published reports. Three members of Maine’s congressional delegation, U.S. Sen. Angus King and U.S. Reps. Bruce Poliquin and Chellie Pingree, favor a ban on bump stocks, devices allow semi-automatic weapons […]
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People on the street: Should bump stocks be banned?
Since 1970, more Americans have died from guns – 1.5 million – than Americans who died in all the wars – 1.2 million — according to published reports. On Monday, we asked people if they favor a ban on bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly, and if that will be enough. Their answers […]
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Angus King pushing measure to speed pipeline permits
To help expand the nation’s natural gas pipelines, U.S. Sen. Angus King is pushing a controversial measure to streamline the permitting process required for new projects. King, a Maine independent, introduced a bill recently with U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., in a bid to speed up the process for approving pipelines across the country. “This […]
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If Susan Collins becomes governor, backers feel U.S. Senate would suffer
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, center, leaves a meeting with Senate Republicans on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. PORTLAND (AP) — Backers of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins say they wish they could clone the moderate Republican powerbroker from Maine who has been a crucial swing vote in Congress as Republicans struggle to […]
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Scrutiny of Cabinet officials' travel costs continue
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Monday, June 12, 2017, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, one of the wealthiest in modern U.S. history, is facing widening criticism over travel expenditures among some of the billionaires, budget hawks and business executives who head federal […]
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Steve Bannon encourages Ann LePage to run against Angus King
First lady Ann LePage, wife of Republican Gov. Paul LePage, speaks before her husband’s inauguration ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. AUGUSTA — Stephen Bannon, an architect of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, wants Ann LePage, the wife of Gov. Paul LePage, to run against U.S. Sen. Angus King […]
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Donald Trump says hard-line immigration policies are price of DACA
In this Oct. 7, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington for a brief stop at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., on his way to Greensboro, N.C. The Trump administration sent an immigration policy wish-list to Congress that includes overhauling the country’s green-card system, hiring 10,000 […]
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Welfare fraud allegations don't always lead to charges
Gov. Paul LePage’s administration said this week that it has uncovered more than $1 million in alleged theft and fraud this year by people who receive benefits like food stamps and the state’s Medicaid program. But many such theft allegations haven’t led to criminal charges. Attorney General Janet Mills, whose office handles fraud by groups […]