Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday brushed aside polling data that suggests Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump would lose to the Democratic nominee in the general election. Instead, LePage predicted a Trump victory if the billionaire businessman chooses the right running mate. LePage said Tuesday morning during a radio interview on WVOM that Trump’s choice for a running mate will be […]
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Maine Senate cans bill allowing brewers to sell beer ‘to-go’
AUGUSTA — A bill that would have allowed Maine craft brewers to more easily sell their products to go was squashed like an aluminum beer can under foot by the state Senate on Tuesday. At issue is whether businesses that make beer should be allowed to sell it more easily from a brewing facility without […]
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George Mitchell to deliver USM graduation address
PORTLAND — Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell will be the keynote speaker at the May commencement ceremony for the University of Southern Maine, the university announced Tuesday. “USM is honored to have one of our country’s most respected statesmen speak at our 2016 commencement,” USM President Glenn Cummings said in a news release. “George Mitchell’s […]
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Justice Thomas breaks silence during Maine gun ownership case
WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of silence and provoked audible gasps at the Supreme Court on Monday when he posed questions from the bench during an oral argument. In a case about a federal law that bans people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns, Thomas wanted to know of any other […]
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Gov. Paul LePage asks feds to OK $5 billion gas pipeline
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage has asked regulators to move quickly in considering a $5 billion natural gas pipeline proposal from Kinder Morgan, and others, in order to get more of the fuel into New England. LePage wrote last week to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, asking them to “expeditiously move forward” in considering Kinder […]
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Maine Family Planning to offer abortions via telemedicine
PORTLAND — Maine is set to become the third state where women can utilize telemedicine to access abortion pills to end early pregnancies without the need for an in-office consultation with a doctor. The operator of one of Maine’s three clinics, Augusta-based Maine Family Planning, announced Monday that it intends to allow patients to visit one […]
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Analysis: Who is really financing Donald Trump’s campaign
Donald Trump Campaign Contributions Over Time | InsideGov Donald Trump has broken the mold in many ways with his presidential campaign, with plenty of room for argument about whether that is a good or bad development. (In fact, the style of argument is one of the political molds he has broken… arguably.) However, it appears […]
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Seven things you need to know about Super Tuesday
2016 Presidential Election Timeline | InsideGov WASHINGTON — Super Tuesday is the big gulp moment for any presidential candidate who makes it that far. It’s the biggest day of competition in American democracy except for Election Day itself. It’s super nail-bitey, super expensive and often super-clarifying — the killer and maker of dreams. So will […]
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Racial feud erupts as Republicans fight ‘unstoppable’ Trump
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — The final-days sprint to Super Tuesday has erupted into a feud over a white supremacist as Donald Trump’s Republican rivals scramble to stop the billionaire businessman from becoming an “unstoppable” force in the 2016 presidential contest. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio continued to hammer the GOP front-runner’s character and lack of […]
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Bills meant to bolster services and access for Maine vets get hearings
AUGUSTA — A slate of bills aimed at helping more Maine veterans get access to the services and benefits available to them are set for public hearings at the State House next week. The bills, all the result of recommendations from a special legislative commission that worked over the summer to review the state’s Bureau […]