AUGUSTA, Maine — The budget memo that leaked from the LePage administration last week was big news for one key reason: A goal of cutting nearly a fifth of the state government’s workforce. Gov. Paul LePage also wants to reduce income tax rates and pass a smaller budget than the current two-year document. None of those planks […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton names Tim Kaine as her VP running mate
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Hillary Clinton named Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate Friday, adding a centrist former governor of a crucial battleground state to the Democratic ticket. In a text message to supporters, the presumptive Democratic nominee said, “I’m thrilled to tell you this first: I’ve chosen Sen. Tim Kaine […]
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Diane Russell ready to fight superdelegates at Democaratic National Convention
PORTLAND — Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, a Maine delegate is telling donors there’s enough support for a floor vote to abolish unpledged “superdelegates” in future elections. Democratic state Rep. Diane Russell has gained national prominence for advocating against the outsized influence of superdelegates, who are elected officials and party leaders who are free […]
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Barack Obama: The U.S. is not on ‘verge of collapse’
CLEVELAND — The Latest on Campaign 2016 between the Republican and Democratic nominating conventions (all times local): Updated 12:33 p.m.: President Barack Obama is dismissing any perceptions that the country is on the “verge of collapse.” Obama was responding to questions Friday about whether he watched the Republican National Convention, something he said he was […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton to try to steal Donald Trump’s thunder
CLEVELAND — Hillary Clinton moved closer to introducing her running mate Friday, seeking to snatch attention from newly crowned Republican nominee Donald Trump just hours after he closed out his convention with a fiery and foreboding turn at the podium. Crews were still sweeping confetti from the GOP convention floor as the Clinton campaign signaled […]
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Maine unemployment rate creeps up to 3.7 percent in June
PORTLAND — Maine’s unemployment rate has crept upward to 3.7 percent in June. The state Department of Labor says the preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was up from 3.5 percent in May. It is down from 4.4 percent a year ago. The nationwide unemployment rate of 4.9 percent was down from 5 percent in April […]
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York County Republican draws heat for campaign email
PORTLAND — A county Republican Party leader in Maine has come under fire from Democrats and fellow Republicans for an email they say belittles an openly gay state lawmaker. The Portland Press Herald reports an email from the account of York County Republican Committee Chairman Jim Booth sent to party activists refers to Rep. Justin […]
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FACT CHECK: Donald Trump resurfaces debunked claims in speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite promising “the truth, and nothing else” in his convention speech, Donald Trump presented the nation with a series of previously debunked claims and some new ones Thursday night — about the U.S. tax burden, the perils facing police, Hillary Clinton’s record and more. A look at some of the Republican presidential […]
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Donald Trump gives assertive speech at Republican National Convention
Trump Make Longest Nomination Speech in Decades | InsideGov CLEVELAND (AP) — Declaring America in crisis, Donald Trump pledged to cheering Republicans and still-skeptical voters Thursday night that as president he will restore the safety they fear they’re losing, strictly curb immigration and save the nation from Hillary Clinton’s record of “death, destruction, terrorism and […]
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Donald Trump looking for his big moment Thursday night
The newly crowned Republican nominee had hoped for a triumphant turn at the podium, but he has instead been plagued by fresh political and policy headaches: His most tenacious primary rival, Sen. Ted Cruz, still refused to endorse him — and happily took the convention stage anyway. And Trump’s own exposition of his foreign policy […]