Question 2: Do you want to add a 3 percent tax on individual Maine taxable income above $200,000 to create a state fund that would provide direct support for student learning in kindergarten through 12th-grade public education? To raise more money for public education, Mainers will decide on Nov. 8 whether to approve a tax […]
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Donald Trump blasts rigged system at Bangor rally
BANGOR, Maine — Amid a flood of sexual misconduct allegations threatening his campaign, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump used a Saturday afternoon rally in Bangor to blast a “rigged system” of government and media pushing “lies” that he says are designed to elect Democrat Hillary Clinton. The rally at the Cross Insurance Center was Trump’s […]
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Legalized marijuana: the pro and con
If Maine voters legalize marijuana this November, they will fill state coffers, help sick people and firmly control and regulate a drug that currently flourishes underground with no safeguards. Or they will hurt kids, increase highway fatalities and cost — rather than save — time, money and resources. It all depends on who you ask. […]
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Blaming Poliquin is simply unfair
I staffed Congressman Bruce Poliquin on his visit to the New Balance facility in Norway, and I want to set the record straight on his visit (Sun Journal, Oct. 15). Congressman Poliquin spoke to the employees of New Balance outlining his work to ensure the Department of Defense follows the law and issues American-made footwear, […]
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Video: Donald Trump campaigns in New Hampshire and Maine on Saturday
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Donald Trump promised Saturday to bring jobs “roaring back” to northern New England and other parts of the country, while rejecting allegations he engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior. Trump made campaign stops in Bangor, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Saturday, appearing before boisterous and defiant crowds voicing their rejection of […]
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Donald Trump counter punches as more accusers step forward
WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated coverage of the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Updated 3:30 p.m.: Donald Trump is warning President Barack Obama that women could wrongly accuse him of sexual assault, as he claims has happened to him. Several women have come forward in recent days accusing the Republican presidential nominee of groping them or […]
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More hacked emails detail Clinton campaign workings
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s campaign asked former President Bill Clinton to cancel a planned speech to a Wall Street investment firm last year because of concerns that the Clintons might appear to be too cozy with Wall Street just as the former secretary of state was about to announce her White House bid, newly released […]
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Woman says Donald Trump reached under her skirt, groped her
This video contains graphic content Anderson shoved the hand away, fled the couch and turned to take her first good look at the man who had touched her, she said. She recognized him as Donald Trump: “He was so distinctive looking — with the hair and the eyebrows. I mean, nobody else has those eyebrows.” […]
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George Mitchell to campaign Tuesday for Hillary Clinton in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell is holding a meet-and-greet Tuesday to support Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Mitchell served as one of Maine’s senators from 1980 until 1995, including a six-year stint as the majority leader. He later played a key role in reaching a peace agreement that ended the fighting in Northern […]
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Paul LePage: MPA leaders should be jailed for ‘knowingly hurting Mainers’
Gov. Paul LePage repeated his assertion Friday that two members of the Maine People’s Alliance should be jailed for backing a minimum wage increase. “They are deliberately and knowingly hurting Mainers,” LePage said during a phone-in interview on WGAN radio according to the Portland Press Herald. “To me when you go out and kill somebody, you […]