AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage sounded off Tuesday about the indefinite suspension of Ray Rice, charged with assaulting his then-fiancee, by the National Football League on Monday. “It is a sad commentary that the NFL only took action to suspend Rice until after it had seen this shocking video,” LePage said. “The (Baltimore) Ravens and […]
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Democrat says comment, Michaud ‘not a brain guy,’ taken out of context
BANGOR — In an audio recording released by the Maine Republican Party, a Democratic state senator campaigning for re-election said if the race for governor were between Democratic candidate Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler, he would vote for Cutler. Michaud, Maine’s 2nd District U.S. representative, and Cutler are challenging Republican Gov. Paul LePage. State […]
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Court master plans inspection of Riverview
AUGUSTA — The court master who oversees a consent decree governing how the state treats people with mental illness says he plans an inspection of the state-run Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta. Court Master Daniel Wathen, former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, laid out plans for the visit in his latest progress […]
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David Sirota: Conservatives fear high voter turnout
It is rare for a politician to publicly deride efforts to boost voter turnout. It is seen as a taboo in a country that prides itself on its democratic ideals. Yet, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie recently slammed efforts to simplify voter registration. Referring to Illinois joining other states — including many Republican-led ones — […]
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Republicans drop out of races for Lewiston State House seats
LEWISTON — A pair of Republican candidates from Lewiston running for the Maine House of Representatives have dropped out of their races, in one instance leaving the incumbent Democrat unopposed. James Sorcek and Brian Wood officially have withdrawn their names from the ballot, according to records maintained by the Clerk of the House in Augusta. Sorcek was […]
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LePage campaign releases first video ad
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s has released his first advertisement in the three-person race for Maine governor. The ad titled “Our Governor” that was unveiled Monday features several Mainers, including Democratic and independent voters, highlighting LePage’s first-term accomplishments, like paying off a $400 million debt owed to Maine hospitals and enforcing one of the […]
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North to Augusta: The post-Labor Day fun begins
Maine conventional wisdom suggests that the election season doesn’t really start until after Labor Day — and true to form, the campaigns for governor, Maine’s seats in the U.S. Congress and the State House are getting into full swing. Also now in full swing are the needling and nitpicking that goes on between the competing […]
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The ‘not really’ candidate for governor is really out of the race
AUGUSTA — A Freeport man who was running for Maine governor — but “not really” — has dropped out of the race. The relatively unknown fourth candidate in the Maine governor’s race, Lee Schultheis, said Friday that has withdrawn his name from the ballot in November. The 58-year-old independent played on the fact that his […]
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Rent-a-Husband founder picked as replacement candidate in Maine Senate race
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Cumberland County Republican Committee has chosen Kaile Warren of Windham as its candidate in Senate District 26 after the death Thursday of candidate Stuart “Toby” Pennels, according to the state’s elections chief. Warren was nominated Thursday evening in a county-level caucus. According to Deputy Secretary of State for Elections Julie Flynn, […]
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Cutler hits LePage hard on economic policy
AUGUSTA — Independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler, who touted an economic development plan Thursday that rehashed some of the policy proposals he’s discussed in recent months, lashed out at Republican Gov. Paul LePage for talking more about jobs than planning to create them during his first term as governor. “A lot of people who […]