AUGUSTA — Four supporters of independent Eliot Cutler’s bid for governor filed a suit Monday in U.S. District Court over what they argue are inequities in Maine campaign finance laws. The injunction asks that individual contribution limits for donations to Cutler’s campaign be the same as they are for major-party candidates — and in time […]
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LePage says trip to China ‘productive’ but no deal announced yet
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage said a recent trip to China to court a manufacturer of rail cars to the Loring Commerce Centre would lead to continued negotiations, but he did not announce any pending developments. LePage is hopeful that Norinco, a giant Chinese company that makes military weapons as well as industrial […]
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Cutler hits the road to pitch property tax plan
BRIDGTON — Independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler started a statewide tour on Monday highlighting his proposal to reduce property taxes for homeowners. Cutler — who’s challenging Republican Gov. Paul LePage, along with Democrat Mike Michaud — wants to lower property taxes for most homeowners by 20 to 40 percent and push some of the […]
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South Portland to vote on crude oil ban
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — The South Portland City Council is considering an ordinance that prohibits loading crude oil in bulk onto marine tank vessels. The vote was scheduled for Monday night. The proposal is narrower in scope than one voters rejected last year. That ordinance was designed to prevent Portland Pipe Line Corp. from bringing […]
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Lewiston Democrats to meet July 9
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Democratic City Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the Armory on Central Avenue. Guest speaker will be Omar Bouratch, a Djibouti immigrant talking about the impact of General Assistance cuts on families who are awaiting permanency status in Maine. All registered Democrats are invited to attend. There […]
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Bellows challenges Collins to 10 debates in U.S. Senate race
AUGUSTA — Democratic candidate Shenna Bellows is going to debate Republican Sen. Susan Collins 10 times in the race for the U.S. Senate seat. The former head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine said in a letter to Collins on Thursday that voters would benefit from 10 debates — the same number Collins […]
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Independent lawmaker requests AG’s investigation of LePage meetings with radical group
AUGUSTA — An independent lawmaker from Friendship says he thinks Maine’s attorney general should investigate whether Gov. Paul LePage and a group of radical activists discussed violence against top Democratic lawmakers during a series of meetings last year. As revealed by liberal blogger and activist Mike Tipping, the Constitutional Coalition met with LePage eight times […]
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Macdonald meets with Lewiston asylum seekers
LEWISTON — Mayor Robert Macdonald met with a group of asylum-seeking immigrants for two hours Wednesday afternoon discussing ways to preserve city General Assistance payments. Macdonald said he expects the City Council will vote on whether to change city policy and begin denying payments to undocumented immigrants at its next meeting. The council’s next scheduled […]
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Group that met with LePage denies terrorist links
AUGUSTA — The group with alleged ties to domestic terrorism that met eight times with Gov. Paul LePage in 2013 consists of four Maine men who believe their constitutional rights have been violated. The little-known Maine Constitution Coalition was thrust into the state and national spotlight Monday when Mike Tipping, a Maine liberal activist, detailed […]
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LePage phone campaign blames liberals for Social Security flap
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election team has launched a phone campaign seeking to clarify the Republican governor’s position on Social Security. LePage’s political foes criticized a news release from his office last week that they said categorized Social Security, Medicare payments, Medicaid and unemployment insurance benefits as forms of “welfare, pure and […]