Voter turnout considered key to winning election in 2014
After more than a year’s worth of campaigning, endorsements, debates and unprecedented spending, the 2014 election has arrived. Maine’s three-way race for governor will dominate most ballots, but also...
View ArticleLePage secures second term as Michaud concedes defeat
Republican Gov. Paul LePage secured a second term early Wednesday morning, defeating Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud after a long, expensive and often bitter campaign. Michaud conceded defeat at...
View ArticleThe next four years under newly re-elected Gov. Paul LePage
Expect Gov. Paul LePage to push for continued welfare reform, find ways to lower energy costs and take another run at right-to-work legislation, following his victory at the polls Tuesday. The success...
View ArticleRepublicans gear up to govern Maine after resounding victories
Maine Republicans were savoring their triumphs Wednesday after a decisive 2014 election that saw the party retain the Blaine House with the reelection of Gov. Paul LePage, recapture the 2nd...
View ArticleUnderestimated LePage drew support from Democrats’ strongholds
Maine Democrats spared neither time nor money in their efforts to make the 2014 gubernatorial election a referendum on Republican Gov. Paul LePage. However, the consistently underestimated governor...
View ArticleLePage win proved cheap compared with rivals’ spending
For every vote he earned Tuesday, Gov. Paul LePage and his supporters spent $20.09. Democrat Mike Michaud and the groups supporting him spent $38.68 per vote. Independent Eliot Cutler, who received far...
View ArticleHallowell’s support for Michaud reflects its makeup
Hallowell resident and business owner Bruce Weber grimaces when he hears the word “election.” Weber, along with an overwhelming majority of the city’s voters, cast his ballot Tuesday for Democratic...
View ArticleGreene showed support for LePage’s straight talk at the polls
In Greene, Kathleen Nation didn’t flinch when she learned that nearly 70 percent of voters in the town where she waits on tables had voted for Paul LePage. “I hear it every morning,” said Nation,...
View ArticleMike Michaud reflects on loss, strategy, Eliot Cutler
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s 30-year run in elective office will end when Congress adjourns in a couple of weeks, and the veteran politician says he has no idea what he’s going to do next. But...
View ArticleLePage’s second term to begin Wednesday with inaugural speech, party
More than 3,000 spectators are expected to gather Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center to watch Gov. Paul LePage take the oath of office and listen as he outlines his objectives for a second term....
View ArticleDowntown Alliance, Mill Park Farmers Market join forces for farm-to-table event
AUGUSTA — The Augusta Downtown Alliance and local food producers from the Farmers Market at Mill Park will host its farm-to-table dinner from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, in Market Square Park. The...
View ArticleHome cleaning solutions that open up time for fun
Juggling parenting duties and work obligations, not to mention household chores, is a lot for one person to take on and yet, moms like you do this every single day. So often you get caught up in all...
View ArticleExplainer Podcast: Understanding Medicaid
Medicaid is the country’s largest public healthcare system. It made up 17% of the federal budget last year. The program subsidizes healthcare costs for people with low incomes, people with...
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Meet the candidates for Maine’s 2018 governor race
Maine voters will select a new governor in 2018 from one of the largest fields of candidates in recent history. Here is a rundown of who’s in the race to replace outgoing Republican Gov. Paul LePage....
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Former mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn files to run for governor
John Jenkins John Jenkins, a former state senator and mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn, has registered with the Maine Ethics Commission as a candidate for governor in 2018. Jenkins, who filed as an...
View ArticleShawn Moody enlists former LePage staffers for expected run for governor
Body shop entrepreneur Shawn Moody, a former independent who joined the Republican Party in October, has assembled a team of former members of Gov. Paul LePage’s staff for his anticipated run for...
View ArticleWith crowded field in governor’s race, Maine clean elections fund could face...
Lawmakers and state officials are concerned that the burgeoning field in the 2018 gubernatorial race could drain the state’s fund for publicly financed candidates. Exactly how much the fund would be...
View ArticleShawn Moody announces bid for governor, this time as a Republican
GORHAM –– Shawn Moody, a plainspoken auto body entrepreneur who recently joined the Republican Party, announced his campaign to be Maine’s next governor Tuesday, saying Mainers were tired of simply...
View ArticleDemocrat Adam Cote leads Blaine House candidates in campaign fundraising
AUGUSTA — Democratic candidate Adam Cote is leading the gubernatorial fundraising race, according to campaign finance reports that were being filed Tuesday with the state. Cote, a Sanford attorney and...
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