PORTLAND — After first saying he would not debate independent Eliot Cutler if Republican Gov. Paul LePage was not also participating, Mike Michaud, the Maine Democratic candidate for governor, said Tuesday he would debate Cutler with or without LePage. The switch for Maine’s 2nd District congressman came a day after LePage said he wouldn’t debate […]
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Michelle Obama to campaign for Michaud at UMaine campus
ORONO — First lady Michelle Obama is coming to Maine to campaign for Democrat Mike Michaud in the governor’s race. The Michaud campaign said Monday that Mrs. Obama and Michaud will appear together Oct. 3 at the University of Maine. They’ll be joined by Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards. The event is being […]
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LePage wants NFL to partner with governors against domestic violence
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is urging the commissioner of the NFL to team up with the nation’s governors to tackle the problem of domestic violence. In a letter to Roger Goodell last week, LePage said that the NFL should create a coalition of team owners and governors to turn the “national spotlight on […]
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LePage says he may avoid all debates
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Monday that he’s considering pulling out of debates that include Democrat Mike Michaud. The Republican governor told WMTW-TV that he doesn’t think he’ll share the stage with Michaud “from here on out,” criticizing the Democrat for a not denouncing a TV ad from an outside group that accuses LePage […]
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J. Voisine: Restore the American way
As an independent voter, I find it amusing that Democrat Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler are sounding more like former Gov. John Baldacci. Remember Dirigo health insurance? That was truly a burden to taxpayers. Gov. Paul LePage has since paid the hospital debt and dealt head-on with the Turnpike Authority corruption, to mention just […]
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Bond Question 2: UMaine Coop Extension wants to expand testing capabilities
ORONO — Just weeks after she joined the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension as director of the animal health laboratory in 2008, Anne Lichtenwalner got a call from a cattle farmer. The man on the phone was frantic. His animals were getting sick and dying, and he needed help. He said he had a cow […]
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Cutler camp says internal poll shows surge building for independent in Maine governor’s race
LEWISTON — A new poll from the campaign of Eliot Cutler suggests Cutler, the independent in the race for the Maine governor’s office, is gaining steam. The poll that sampled 400 likely voters statewide Sept. 16 and 17 suggests Cutler, who had trailed a distant third in publicly released polls, may be experiencing a surge […]
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Democrats to make door-knocking effort in L-A
LEWISTON — Candidates, volunteers and staff with the Maine Democratic Party, along with Democratic candidate for governor Mike Michaud, will be canvassing neighborhoods in Lewiston and Auburn Saturday afternoon. Michaud, who currently represents Maine’s 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives, is running in a three-way race against incumbent Republican Gov. Paul LePage and […]
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Maine GOP slams video about Michaud campaign
PORTLAND — Maine Republicans criticized Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud on Friday for retweeting a video featuring a rap song with a lewd reference to Republican Sen. Susan Collins. The roughly five-minute video that takes a behind-the-scenes look at Michaud’s campaign was made by a Maine multimedia production company. His campaign did not pay for or […]
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CDC whistle-blower lawsuit adds defendants and plaintiff
A second employee is suing the Maine Center for Disease Control. A federal court judge ruled Friday that office manager Katie Woodbury can join the whistle-blower lawsuit filed by the former Maine CDC division director who first raised questions about document shredding within the department. The judge also allowed two more CDC officials — Deputy […]