BREWER — Gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud unveiled a plan to protect the remaining paper mill jobs in Maine and help communities hit by mill closures during a press conference Thursday at the Eastern Maine Labor Council office. The plan, which Michaud said he would put into effect if he’s elected in November, […]
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Maine clerks prepare for onslaught of ballots
PORTLAND — In early voting, the voter shows up, fills out a ballot and drops it in a ballot box. Not so in Maine. Here, the voter requests an absentee ballot from a town clerk. The ballot is sealed in an envelope, signed and delivered to the town hall. The envelopes are checked against the […]
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Secret Service chief resigns
WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Julia Pierson has resigned amid security lapses at the White House. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Wednesday that Pierson offered her resignation, and he accepted it. The move came one day after her appearance before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in a congressional hearing focused on recent […]
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Michaud camp bringing Republicans to Lewiston to show support for vets
LEWISTON — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, the Democrat running in Maine’s governor’s race, is bringing two high-profile Republicans to the city’s Veterans Memorial Park on Monday, Oct. 6, as they endorse Michaud in his effort to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Also running is independent Eliot Cutler, a Cape Elizabeth lawyer and businessman. None […]
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King endorses Cain in 2nd Congressional District race
AUBURN — Independent Sen. Angus King is endorsing Democrat Emily Cain in the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat. The senator is touring a manufacturing plant in Auburn with Cain on Wednesday. They’ll also be holding a rally and discussion with University of Maine students on things like student loans. A recent Press Herald […]
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Bear referendum proponents sue Maine wildlife department
The group fighting to ban bear baiting, trapping and hounding in Maine has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife acted illegally in its campaign opposing the bear referendum. Question 1, the referendum to ban the use of bait, traps and dogs to hunt bear in Maine, is slated […]
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Legislature’s budget committee disappointed with answers on Riverview Psychiatric Center
AUGUSTA — Some lawmakers on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee on Tuesday were not satisfied with answers from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to a host of questions about Riverview Psychiatric Center. The state’s 92-bed center has been the focus of intense scrutiny since it lost $20 million in federal funding — about […]
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Maine incomes rise in 2nd quarter 2014
PORTLAND — Maine residents’ income rose during the April to June quarter. The Bureau of Economic Analysis says Tuesday that Maine personal income went up 1.5 percent in the quarter. The increase places the state second in New England and matches the national average increase. The Portland Press Herald says the increase means Maine is […]
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LePage applauds $25,000 donation to domestic violence group
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is applauding a $25,000 donation to a group in Maine that is working to prevent domestic violence. Ernie Boch Jr., the CEO of the Subaru of New England, announced the donation to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence at an event at the governor’s mansion on Tuesday. The Republican […]
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Legislators reject Susan Dench’s nomination to UMS Board of Trustees
AUGUSTA — The Democratic-controlled Maine Senate has denied one of Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s nominees to the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. The Senate voted 17-15 against Susan Dench’s nomination to the board Tuesday. Democrats and women’s groups have criticized Dench’s comments on gender issues on a conservative blog she used to write […]