LEWISTON — Building owner Joe Dunne says he was fighting back at mayoral candidate Ben Chin’s accusations he was a slumlord. That’s why he put up two signs attacking Chin during the weekend. The signs that read “Don’t vote for Ho Chi Chin; vote for more jobs not welfare” were spotted on Main Street and Pine […]
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Auburn council at-large candidates try to stand out from the pack
AUBURN — Solving any problems the city has starts with a new City Council, according to at-large candidate Robert Sevigny. “I don’t have all the answers, but I know this — we need to take down the wall between the council and the people,” said Sevigny, one of five candidates seeking two at-large City Council […]
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Re-election could play part in rift between Paul LePage and GOP lawmakers
AUGUSTA — The Legislature is more than two months away from its next session, but the battle lines for a 2016 campaign are being drawn. And as he does so often over state politics, Gov. Paul LePage looms over it all. After a session marked by Senate Republican leaders’ split from their party’s governor on […]
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Maine’s top executive, legislative staff better paid than counterparts in northern New England
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage frequently reminds people that Maine is a poor state and unable to afford its generous welfare programs. But when it comes to paying his own staff, LePage has been a generous boss compared to his Democratic counterparts in Vermont and New Hampshire. A Sun Journal review of public salary records […]
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Paul LePage names William Beardsley as acting Education commissioner
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday that he has appointed William Beardsley as acting commissioner of the Maine Department of Education. Beardsley, the former president of Husson University, Maine Department of Conservation commissioner and 2010 gubernatorial candidate, will assume the position immediately. “Bill has a strong track record in Maine and elsewhere, broad constituency […]
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Emily Cain leads Joe Baldacci in 2nd district fundraising
BANGOR — Maine congressional hopeful Emily Cain says she raised $205,853 between July 1 and Sept. 30 in her drive to recapture the state’s second district for the Democrats. Cain says she has raised more than $500,000 on the campaign trail so far. That is more than twice what she raised in the 2014 cycle. […]
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Budget issues for Lewiston council candidates in Ward 5
LEWISTON — Ward 5 City Council candidate Blaine Linton is ready to start making choices for the city. Linton, who is hoping to unseat Kristen Cloutier, said some things need to go. “All at once, we want it all, but we don’t want our property taxes to go up,” he said. “We want better housing, […]
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Lewiston Ward 2 candidates differ on city’s direction
LEWISTON — City Council candidate Tim Lajoie knows in which direction he wants the city to move. “Is Lewiston going to become a city fueled with entitlement money providing programs or does it want to move forward and become a productive, blue-collar city like it once was?” Lajoie said. He votes for conservative and blue-collar. […]
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Legislative panel votes to subpeona LePage administrative members
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee voted Thursday to subpoena two members of Gov. Paul LePage’s administration who have refused to cooperate with an investigation into the governor’s role in forcing Good Will-Hinckley to rescind an employment contract to Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves. That decision came on Thursday after a full day of testimony […]
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Dennis Hastert’s attorney says former speaker to plead guilty
CHICAGO — An attorney for Dennis Hastert told a federal judge Thursday that the former House speaker intends to plead guilty in a federal hush-money case. John Gallo said during a brief hearing that he expects to have a written plea agreement by Monday. And he asked the judge to set a date for a change […]