PORTLAND — A Maine television station canceled a debate in the race for the 2nd Congressional District seat after Democrat Emily Cain said she wouldn’t attend. WMTW-TV had planned to host a debate between Cain and Republican Bruce Poliquin on Tuesday. WMTW said Cain told the station Thursday she would skip the debate because independent […]
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55% school funding by state may never happen
AUGUSTA — Maine’s inability to meet its voter-mandated funding obligations for public education was among the most-discussed topics during the five gubernatorial debates, which concluded this week. Two candidates — independent Eliot Cutler and Democrat Mike Michaud — have pledged to find a way to meet the state’s statutory requirement to fund 55 percent of […]
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Bellows and Collins spar over Ebola, health care and terrorism in debate
BANGOR — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, and her Democratic challenger, Shenna Bellows, sparred over numerous issues facing the Maine and the nation during an hourlong debate Wednesday night at Husson University. Wednesday’s debate was broadcast live on Maine Public Television, which partnered with the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce to stage the event. […]
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LePage says if Cutler drops out he’ll win re-election; Michaud camp says it’s unlikely
LEWISTON — Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday that if the race for the governor’s office were between him and Democratic Congressman Mike Michaud, the governor would win easily. The incumbent Republican is in a tough, three-way race with Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler, a Cape Elizabeth lawyer and businessman. LePage told a small group of […]
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Lewiston and Auburn mayors endorse LePage in bid for 2nd term
LEWISTON — They may have gone head to head at times, but for the most part Mayor Robert Macdonald and Gov. Paul LePage see eye to eye. That’s why Macdonald, a rough and tumble former policeman and detective with a knack for saying things equally as impolitic as LePage does, said Wednesday he was “101 […]
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Partisan math could benefit independent King in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — There’s a libertarian pizza delivery man in North Carolina threatening to eat away enough votes to decide that state’s next senator. There’s a former Republican lawmaker, Larry Pressler, in South Dakota now running as an independent giving cowboy poetry readings. In Kansas, another independent — millionaire businessman Greg Orman — came out of […]
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Twin Cities mayors say LePage their guy for 2014
LEWISTON — The mayors of Lewiston and Auburn will join Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday to announce their support for LePage’s re-election campaign during an event at DaVinci’s Eatery at 150 Mill St. Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte and Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald will endorse LePage, the former mayor of Waterville, during the 10 a.m. […]
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Video: LePage, Cutler and Michaud square off for round two debate
PORTLAND — With just 15 days until Election Day, the candidates in the race to be Maine’s next governor squared off in their second televised debate Monday, hitting on a range of issues from energy costs to education to health care. In an hour-long and often fiery conversation, independent Eliot Cutler, Democrat Mike Michaud and […]
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GOP strategist who sees Cutler pathway to victory also touted Michaud in 2013
PORTLAND — The fight for cross-party support in Maine’s governor’s race is heating up with all three candidates in the race breaking out with supporters who appear to belie party loyalties. A Republican consultant who once worked for former President George W. Bush and U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he believes independent Eliot Cutler […]
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Question 6: Should Maine borrow $10 million for clean water, upgraded culverts?
BANGOR — Floodwaters swept away Maine roads and damaged homes across the state during severe storms this year. Future damage could be prevented with investment in culverts and stream crossings, say backers of a bond that would fund infrastructure improvements across the state. Question 6 on the Nov. 4 ballot will ask “Do you favor […]