Also on this page: Poliquin introduces bill to expand health care access for rural veterans LEWISTON — U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, along with an entourage of staff from the offices of Maine’s two U.S. Senators, heard directly from the man in charge as to why a Veterans Affairs counselling center for combat veterans and their […]
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Rep. Chellie Pingree asks feds to boost methadone clinic funding
AUGUSTA — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has asked the federal government to reverse reductions in payments to methadone treatment centers that have happened since Gov. Paul LePage took office. In an Oct. 8 letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Pingree, a Democrat, said that the cuts since 2010 have put significant financial […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s re-election raises $450,000 in 3rd quarter
BANGOR — Maine’s freshman congressman continues to amass a campaign war chest with more than $1.2 million in cash on hand in what’s expected to be an expensive race in the state’s 2nd Congressional District. Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin has raised $450,000 in past three months, bringing his total raised this campaign cycle to more than […]
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Group wants voters to change Maine’s voting system in 2016
LEWISTON — A group that hopes to ask voters statewide to change the way Maine votes in 2016 will begin its campaign in earnest later this month. Ranked Choice Voting Maine wants Maine to become the first state in the U.S. to fully use a ranked-choice ballot system for its elections and has gathered the […]
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Sen. Angus King heads to Iceland for Arctic Circle meeting
LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, will head to Iceland later this week to participate in the 2015 Arctic Circle Assembly, King’s office announced Monday. The Assembly, which runs through next weekend, brings together hundreds of organizations from across the globe and is designed to increase participation in a dialogue about and strengthen the […]
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Low gas prices mean no Social Security benefit raises
Average Social Security Payout per Month | FindTheData WASHINGTON — For just the third time in 40 years, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect no increase in benefits next year, which is unwelcome news for more than one-fifth of the nation’s population. They can blame low gas prices. By […]
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North Woods national park debate centers on distrust of government, jobs
Roxanne Quimby wants to donate 70,000 acres of woodlands — and millions of dollars — for what would be called Maine Woods National Park. But critics who don’t want the federal government intruding into their lives are willing to reject what many view as an economic lifeline for a region that’s struggled with double-digit unemployment […]
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Mennealy seeks Auburn at-large City Council seat
AUBURN — Bob Mennealy plans to seek his old seat on the City Council after a five-year break from local politics. Mennealy is one of five candidates seeking the two open at-large seats. He served from 2002-09. In a written statement, Mennealy said he wants to finalize plans for a new high school, increase citizen support […]
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Gov. Paul LePage announces Lewiston town hall meeting for Oct. 13
LEWISTON — Republican Gov. Paul LePage will hold a town hall meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Lewiston High School’s Green Ladle. The Green Ladle is the culinary arts school for the high school’s regional technical center. According to a release from LePage’s office Friday, he will deliver remarks about moving Maine […]
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Pressure builds on Paul Ryan to run for House speaker
WASHINGTON — The pressure is on Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2012, to run for House speaker in the chaotic aftermath of Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s sudden decision to abandon his campaign for the post. “I’ve talked with Paul Ryan. He’s talking to people. I think he’d make a great speaker,” […]