Maine Gov. Paul LePage endorsed Trump on Friday, saying his blunt-speaking style matches that of the billionaire businessman. “I was Donald Trump before Donald Trump became popular, so I think I should support him since we’re one of the same cloth,” he told conservative radio host Howie Carr. LePage, who endorsed Christie and campaigned for […]
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State treasurer warns of sweepstakes scam letters
AUGUSTA — Massachusetts scammers are sending Mainers letters stating they have unclaimed property or sweepstakes winnings that look real because they are marked as coming from the “Office of the State Treasurer” or the “National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators,” a state official warned Friday. “These letters, being mailed from out of state, are not […]
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Chris Christie didn’t always speak well of Donald Trump
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s, R, surprise endorsement of Donald Trump just rocked the political world — making Christie the first major national GOP figure to endorse the outsider candidate whom the GOP establishment is feverishly trying to figure out how to defeat. In endorsing Trump, Christie said he would be the best GOP presidential […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin wants national monument meeting with White House
PORTLAND — A Maine congressman is lobbying for a face-to-face meeting with a White House official to discuss the potential designation of a national monument in the state. The Portland Press Herald reports that U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin sent a letter Thursday to Christy Goldfuss, the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s managing director, requesting […]
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Fact checking the GOP debate
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, offended by coarse language? So it seemed in the Republican presidential debate Thursday night. The notably potty-mouthed New York billionaire objected to an expletive uttered by former Mexican President Vicente Fox over Trump’s proposal to build a fortress-like wall along the Mexican border and make Mexico pay for it. A look […]
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Paul LePage’s attorney keeps up ‘absolute immunity’ claim in Eves suit
Gov. Paul LePage and his attorney continue to claim “absolute immunity” for the governor regarding the lawsuit against him by House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick. In a legal argument filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, LePage attorney Patrick Strawbridge rebuffs Eves’ claims on several fronts, many of them centered around whether LePage has immunity […]
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Maine business leaders pitch $12 minimum wage to Legislature
AUGUSTA — Calling Maine’s 2016 ballot question to raise the hourly minimum wage to $12 onerous, but also likely to pass, key business groups on Thursday lobbied Republican lawmakers to put a competing, lower increase before voters. Details of the effort are expected to be released at a Tuesday news conference, but the landscape for […]
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Lawmakers table lobster as official crustacean
AUGUSTA — Legislation that would take an iconic symbol of Maine’s coastal heritage and tourism economy and give it official status was put on hold by state lawmakers Thursday. Not to worry, lobster lovers. The bill to make the lobster the official state crustacean hasn’t hit a boiling point, but it is on the back […]
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Apple vs. The FBI: 3 developments in fight over locked iPhone
Apple asks judge to vacate order to unlock iPhone Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. on Thursday asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order that the company help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone, accusing the federal government of seeking “dangerous power” through the courts. The filing represents Apple’s first […]
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AARP Maine to lawmakers: Don’t cut seniors’ landlines
AUGUSTA — Worried that the only connection to the outside world for many of Maine’s older citizens could be cut, the Maine chapter of AARP is urging lawmakers to oppose a bill that would deregulate landline phones in 25 cities and towns. The proposed law change before the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee could […]