WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday in a frank and personal letter that she has been diagnosed with “the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease.” The 88-year-old said doctors diagnosed her some time ago and that as her condition has progressed she is “no longer […]
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Moody camp doubts poll showing Mills with 8-point lead in governor's race
A new online poll suggesting that Democrat Janet Mills is leading Republican Shawn Moody by 8 percentage points in the race to be Maine’s next governor came under fire from Moody’s campaign. The poll of 500 likely voters statewide by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research was conducted the first week in October. It found that 44.4 […]
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Crowdfunding of Collins opponent in 2020 likely faces legal challenge
The campaign started modestly Aug. 16: Raise $50,000 from 1,000 donors to send a message to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. By Aug. 21, the goalpost had moved to $200,000 — then to $500,000 … $1 million … $1.5 million … $2 million and rising. By the time Collins had cast her decisive vote […]
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Maine House 107 Social media accounts Occupation: Insurance Agent Education: High e Community Organizations: Town of Skowhegan Selectwoman Coburn Park Concert Committee Skowhegan Economic Development Committee Centenary United Methodist Church Organist and Layleader Somerset Expansion of Addiction Care Collaborative Personal information (hobbies, etc.): Music Family status: 2 adult daughters and grandy Years in the Legislature: […]
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Angus King hit from right and left during first U.S. Senate race debate
SOUTH PORTLAND — The two challengers to U.S. Sen. Angus King criticized the independent from both sides during an hourlong debate Monday morning hosted by WGAN radio. King, first elected to the Senate in 2012, mostly declined to respond to attacks from Democrat Zak Ringelstein, who targeted the senator for accepting corporate donations and for […]
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LePage appealing lawsuit against Mills to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Gov. Paul LePage will appeal a judge’s decision that Attorney General Janet Mills did not exceed her authority by joining a lawsuit in defense of protections for young undocumented immigrants. Mills joined California and other states in September 2017 in a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or […]
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Poliquin might challenge results if ranked-choice voting leads to his defeat
One of the more telling moments in the two debates this fall among the four candidates to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District came during the final question they faced. Asked if they’d accept the outcome of the ranked-choice voting contest, three of the contenders said they would. But U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term Republican […]
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Maine directs much of emergency opioid money to treatment
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine has directed most of the first wave of federal emergency money to target the opioid crisis on treatment, according to an Associated Press analysis, similar to other states that have not expanded Medicaid. States are taking very different approaches to spending their initial allotments under the 21st Century Cures Act grant program, according […]
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Early voting available in Lewiston
LEWISTON — The City Clerk’s office opened its early voting location at City Hall on Monday, with roughly two weeks to go before the Nov. 6 election. Any registered voter can cast a ballot in the City Council Chamber on the first floor of City Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. There are […]
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Lepage made secret trip to Spain last week to meet with CMP's owners
AUGUSTA — Before heading to Iceland for a session of the Arctic Circle Assembly last week, Gov. Paul LePage flew to Spain to meet with leaders of the company that owns Central Maine Power. Julie Rabinowitz, LePage’s press secretary, confirmed Monday that LePage met with Iberdrola on Oct. 16. Rabinowitz said LePage and Iberdrola executives […]