Maine Clean Election backers try new tack to free $3.5 million trapped by legislative gridlock August 14, 2018Daily Brief, Donald Trump, Elections, Governor LePage, Legislatureclean elections, donald trump, Ford Mustang, Hillary Clinton, John Brautigam, John Martin, Jonathan Hull, Kenneth Allen, tax conformity, Terry Hayes, William Stokes By Christopher Cousins The Maine Ethics Commission will decide this week whether a court order was enough to release clean election funding or if legislative approval is still needed.