“The process of registering to vote and actually casting your ballot can be daunting, particularly for new voters,” Dunlap wrote in a statement. “Our hope is that these animated videos will make it more interesting and fun to learn about the process.” The first video — “Maine Voter Guide Part 1: Registering to Vote” — explains […]
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Sens. Susan Collins, Angus King could gain power after election
A Politico story has us contemplating Maine having the two most powerful U.S. senators in the country. The story is built around the premise that the Senate, which is currently Republican-controlled, could end up in a 50-50 split between the major parties. “That could be a nightmare in the making for whoever wins the White […]
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Gov. Paul LePage joins effort to block overtime rules
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage has signed on to a legal complaint by 21 states against new overtime rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor. According to the LePage administration, the new rules would mean that all salaried employees who earn less than $47,500 a year would be eligible for overtime pay. That […]
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Why it’s significant if a Bush votes for a Clinton like a Kennedy said
As a gentle reminder of the pervasively interconnected nature of Washington politics, a member of the Kennedy family posted a private photo on Facebook of herself with former president George H. W. Bush. “The President told me he’s voting for Hillary!!” the accompanying note read, indicating that Bush — ousted from office by Bill Clinton […]
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Donald Trump used Trump Foundation funds to settle legal problems
Donald Trump spent more than a quarter-million dollars from his charitable foundation to settle lawsuits that involved the billionaire’s for-profit businesses, according to interviews and a review of legal documents. Those cases, which together used $258,000 from Trump’s charity, were among four newly documented expenditures in which Trump may have violated laws against “self-dealing” — […]
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Donald Trump Jr. uses Skittles to explain immigration policy
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. has posted a message on Twitter likening Syrian refugees to a bowl of poisoned Skittles. Seeking to promote his father’s presidential campaign, the younger Trump posted a tweet featuring a bowl of the candy Skittles with a warning. “If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says Fairchild sale will lead to job losses
Gov. Paul LePage says his warning regarding major manufacturing job losses in southern Maine is playing out. During his weekly radio appearance Tuesday morning on WVOM, LePage said he’s known about the sale of Fairchild Semiconductor of South Portland to an Arizona-based company for months and that it was one of the businesses he was […]
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Donald Trump campaign focuses on rural towns, skips swing-state cities
KENANSVILLE, N.C. — Donald Trump is spending a good bit of time in this critical presidential swing state, but he’s spending Tuesday evening far from cities like Charlotte and Raleigh where many candidates have courted moderate voters in recent years. Instead, he’s zeroing in on this tiny, rural town of about 850 people to make […]
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Maine PUC considers $500,000 fine for FairPoint
AUGUSTA — Maine regulators are considering a $500,000 fine for FairPoint for failing to meet service standards for landline customers during a period that included a four-month strike. North Carolina-based FairPoint, which provides telephone service in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, contends bad weather and a cyberattack, along with the strike, contributed to unforeseen events […]
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Maine reverses transfer of grant funds to comply with federal law
The LePage administration has reversed a $7.8 million transfer of grant funds that ran afoul of federal law, after the BDN reported on the spending of federal welfare assistance dollars in June. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services used the funds in 2015 to pay for services for seniors and residents with disabilities […]