UPDATED – 11:48 a.m. WATERVILLE (AP) — A day after their first debate, the three candidates in the hotly contested race for Maine governor reunited on Thursday at a forum dominated by education and economic issues. Because Republican Gov. Paul LePage, Democrat Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler were given the questions ahead of time, […]
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State House candidates share views during Lewiston forum
LEWISTON — A forum featuring 19 candidates running for seats in the Maine Legislature touched on a wide range of issues during nearly two hours of discussion at the Franco Center on Wednesday. Hosted by the Young Professionals of the Lewiston-Auburn Area, candidates running for House and Senate seats talked about everything from hiking the […]
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Economist expects Maine job growth to maintain slow but steady pace in 2015
Maine’s long-flagging economy will maintain a steady pace of recovery in 2015 as it continues to gain jobs in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008, according to Charles Colgan, a professor at the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service and a former state economist. However, the state economy faces significant challenges […]
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Maine communities to get $7.5 million to fight addiction
BANGOR — The nation’s drug czar says 19 Maine communities will share $7.5 million over the next five years to fight drug abuse. Michael Botticelli, acting director of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, made the announcement as he traveled to Bangor, where he’s leading a town hall forum on opioid abuse […]
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Governor candidates spar over health care, jobs
UPDATED: 11:56 a.m. PORTLAND — After months of drama and political posturing over whether gubernatorial debates would take place at all, Republican Gov. Paul LePage, Democrat Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler took the stage together for the first time Wednesday in Portland. The topics were predictable, given the host: The Portland Regional Chamber of […]
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D. Marquis: They don’t offer facts, just rhetoric
This is in response to letters from Cornelius Swanton (Oct. 1) and Glen Chateauvert (Oct. 4) concerning my response (Sept. 19) to a letter by Thomas Shields (Sept. 14). All three claim Republicans want clean elections to eliminate voter fraud — a popular claim by Republicans. Since 2000, there have been 31 documented cases of […]
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LePage, Democratic lawmaker vow to fund Maine Army veteran funerals
AUGUSTA — Politicians from both political parties have vowed to find state funding for a federal program that sends an honors detail to about 1,300 military funerals per year in Maine. Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Monday vowed to find funding within the state budget to ensure the program continues, and Democratic Sen. John Tuttle […]
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Pro pot group makes Bates push on Lewiston ballot question
LEWISTON — Advocates of a city ordinance change that would make the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana legal for those 21 and older said Tuesday they hope to mobilize young voters, especially college students at Bates, to their cause. Voters in Lewiston and South Portland will decide similar ballot questions in November […]
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Christie headlining LePage fundraiser in Lewiston next week
LEWISTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is headlining a fundraiser in Maine for Republican Gov. Paul LePage next week. LePage Political Adviser Brent Littlefield said Tuesday that Christie will attend a lunchtime fundraiser for the governor in Lewiston on Oct. 14. The event is set for the Royal Oak Room, a renovated train station […]
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Maine DEA gets $905,102 federal grant to target meth labs
AUGUSTA — Nearly $1 million in federal grant funding will be used to hire four new drug agents and specialized equipment for responding to suspected methamphetamine labs. The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $905,102 to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Gov. Paul LePage announced Tuesday. The competitive grant was the third-largest of $6 million awarded […]