.@RyanLizza Just to be clear, as Senator Collins said, it is “unlikely” that she would vote for Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/XGJdABQvQl — Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) June 9, 2016 AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she’s open to voting for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over Republican frontrunner Donald Trump — but […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton to hit Donald Trump on women’s issues
WASHINGTON — In her first speech as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton will criticize Donald Trump’s positions on women’s issues, a signal to the Democratic base that she intends to anchor the general election in the same slate of progressive issues she campaigned on in the primary. Clinton is expected to make the […]
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Maine eyes changes for exotic pet permits
AUGUSTA — You won’t be able to keep a gorilla in your garage anytime soon. But those who do keep or breed exotic animals have until June 17 to weigh in on proposed changes to Maine’s rules that determine which creatures are legal to keep and which aren’t. Regulated by the Maine Department of Inland […]
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Mark Eves asks open records committee to review Warden Service conduct
AUGUSTA — A top state Democratic leader is calling on the Legislature’s Right to Know Advisory Committee to look into concerns that the Maine Warden Service either delayed or ignored requests for public records under the state’s Freedom of Access Act. On Thursday, outgoing Speaker of the House Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, sent a letter […]
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President Obama endorses Hillary Rodham Clinton as his successor
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton’s bid for the White House on Thursday, praising his former secretary of state’s experience and grit, and urging Democrats to unite behind her in the fight against Republicans in the fall. “Look, I know how hard this job can be. That’s why I know Hillary will be […]
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Bernie Sanders vows to work with Hillary Rodham Clinton
UPDATE: Rev. Jesse Jackson endorses Hillary Rodham Clinton | Sen. Susan Collins doesn’t rule out voting for Hillary Rodham Clinton | Hillary Rodham Clinton to hit Donald Trump on women’s issues WASHINGTON — With pressure growing for him to quit the presidential race, a subdued Bernie Sanders emerged from a meeting with President Barack Obama on Thursday vowing to work […]
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Americans say we’re great but country needs some work
Americans agree on this much: They are disgusted with politics. They look toward Washington and see a broken federal government, a place where politicians seem more interested in self-preservation than We the People. Things don’t seem much better in state capitals, and, who knows? Lead-tainted water may be pouring out of their kitchen faucet next. […]
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Maine PUC says state shouldn’t fund natural gas expansion
PORTLAND — The staff of the Maine Public Utilities Commission is recommending against spending up to $75 million a year to expand natural gas pipeline capacity in New England. The recommendation issued Wednesday is a potential setback for Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s efforts to boost pipeline capacity to bring more natural gas into the energy […]
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Donald Trump says he doesn’t need to raise $1 billion
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump distanced himself from his own fundraising estimate of $1 billion, refusing to commit to collecting even half that amount, and saying his campaign didn’t need much money to win the White House. Trump, who has held just two major fundraising events since agreeing three weeks ago to help the […]
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Women Vote Trump PAC aims to raise $30 million for Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Three of Donald Trump’s female supporters are starting a new super political action committee to help the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. The group calls itself Women Vote Trump and it aims to raise at least $30 million. Women Vote Trump is at least the fourth super PAC backing Trump, who has repeatedly called […]