PORTLAND — A federal judge has given the Libertarian Party of Maine until July 12 to get enough signatures for its presidential and vice presidential candidates to appear on the November ballot. Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. said Friday the Libertarian Party is likely to win its argument that Maine’s Dec. 1 deadline to certify […]
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Paul LePage says he misunderstood Deering Oaks heroin OD story
Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday that he now understands that a heroin overdose by a high school student happened at Deering Oaks park in Portland, not Deering High School. LePage has told a story during at least two of his previous town hall meetings and at least one statewide radio appearance about a Deering High […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin votes for LGBT protections
PORTLAND — Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine has reversed an earlier vote in supporting an executive order that bars federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT employees. Poliquin said he voted against the measure last week because it did not protect religious groups. On Wednesday night, he was among more than 40 Republicans who joined Democrats […]
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Donald Trump has 1,238 delegates, enough to be GOP nominee
Delegates Awarded to Republican Candidates | InsideGov WASHINGTON — Donald Trump reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president Thursday, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and set the stage for a bitter fall campaign. Trump was put over the top in the Associated Press delegate […]
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Maine DHHS overpays $2.7 million in SNAP benefits
AUGUSTA — More than 3,000 Mainers face bills from the state or federal government because they received too much food stamp funding due to errors by the state. Some of those Mainers face reductions of up to 10 percent of their food stamp benefits, seizure of their income tax refunds or garnishment of up to […]
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Trump reveals his choices for Supreme Court
In releasing his list of potential Supreme Court nominees, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has begun to solidify his support among conservatives as perhaps no other announcement could do. The record of any of the 11 judges currently serving on federal or state benches may calm the fears of those who are not […]
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Gov. Paul LePage joins suit over Obama’s transgender directive
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has pledged his name in support of a lawsuit against guidance from President Barack Obama’s administration that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice. Lepage joined a lawsuit spearheaded by the state of Texas and joined by the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, […]
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Bates project tells stories of of climate change with Maine voices
LEWISTON — The ongoing global debate over how much and how quickly the planet’s climate is changing and who’s to blame is often fraught with either the complexities of heady atmospheric science or the mind-numbing politics of those in perpetual disagreement on the topic. But a recently completed May-term project by a group of 12 […]
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Maine Ethics Commission won’t pursue complaint against Ben Chipman
PORTLAND- The Maine Ethics Commission will not pursue a complaint from a Portland man that Democratic State Rep. Ben Chipman sent a mailer to voters without disclosing financing. A spokesman for the commission says it voted unanimously on Wednesday not to conduct further investigation into the complaint. Steven Biel had contended that a mailing supporting […]
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EPA expects Lewiston-Auburn lead inspection to go into July
LEWISTON — The federal Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday that its effort to clean up lead paint in the Lewiston-Auburn area of Maine could stretch into July. The EPA will arrive in the area in as little as a week, spokeswoman Emily Bender said. The agency has said the Lewiston-Auburn area, which has about 60,000 […]