AUGUSTA — The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan to require utility ratepayers to help pay for expanded natural gas. The three-member panel rejected a staff recommendation in voting unanimously for the proposal on Tuesday. But Maine would participate only if four other New England states follow suit with similar plans. Vermont wasn’t […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton compares GOP convention to ‘Wizard of Oz’
LAS VEGAS – Addressing a large labor gathering here, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday compared the opening night of the Republican National Convention to a well-known scene in the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz.” There was “lots of sound and fury, even a fog machine,” Clinton said. But “when you pulled back the curtain, it […]
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Donald Trump named Republican nominee for president
CLEVELAND — Cementing an extraordinary political takeover, Republicans nominated Donald Trump Tuesday night as their presidential standard-bearer, hitching their hopes of keeping Democrat Hillary Clinton out of the White House on an unorthodox candidate who has sown divisions within the party and across the nation. While it was Trump’s night, Clinton was frequently the focus. […]
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Maine delegates push to reform Republican Party
AUGUSTA — Maine Republicans may have favored Texas Sen. Ted Cruz over New York real estate mogul Donald Trump in the state caucuses, but they say they’re focused on standing up to the Republican Party and not rocking the boat for the presumptive nominee. Maine’s delegation to the Republican National Convention is a varied group […]
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Donald Trump Jr says nothing’s impossible for his dad
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on the Republican National Convention (all times EDT): 10:15 p.m. Donald Trump’s son Donald Jr. is citing his father’s business acumen and says that for his father, “impossible is just the starting point.” The younger Trump tells the delegates at the Republican National Convention that his father approaches business projects […]
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Trump campaign denies Melania Trump speech was copied
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort insisted no mistakes had been made with the speech and said the issue was “totally blown out of proportion.” “There were a few words on it, but they’re not words that were unique words,” he told The Associated Press. “Ninety-nine percent of that speech talked about her being an immigrant […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton slams Mike Pence’s education record
UPDATES: Donald Trump named Republican nominee for president Hillary Rodham Clinton compares GOP convention to ‘Wizard of Oz’ Donald Trump Jr says nothing’s impossible for his dad Who Hillary Rodham Clinton is considering for VP Trump campaign denies Melania’s speech used Michelle Obama lines Maine delegates part of rules fight at GOP convention GOP convention […]
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GOP convention speakers rouse delegates, overshadow early controversy
CLEVELAND — The Latest on the Republican National Convention in Cleveland (all time local): Updated 12:30 a.m.: Melania Trump’s well-received speech Monday to the Republican National Convention contains two passages that match nearly word-for-word the speech that first lady Michelle Obama delivered in 2008 at the Democratic National Convention. The passages in question focus on lessons […]
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GOP delegates reject Never Trump push for roll call vote
CLEVELAND — The Latest on the Republican National Convention in Cleveland (all time local): Updated 4:30 p.m.: Donald Trump’s supporters have succeeded in heading off a state-by-state roll call vote on the rules that will govern the GOP’s national convention. Anti-Trump delegates collected signatures on petitions calling for the vote. They had support from a […]
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Gov. Paul LePage backs Madawaska’s plan to drug test welfare recipients
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage is getting behind a Maine town’s decision to consider new rules that would tie some welfare benefits to random drug testing. Officials in Madawaska are vetting new rules that would apply to the state’s General Assistance program, which is run by the state and provides money for things like food […]