Older Mainers agree on a lot, but not on who to vote for
While Mainers age 50 and older are about as starkly divided on the rest of us about who to vote for, they agree on lots of policy outcomes.
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Kavanaugh, campaigns and catching up on Maine politics after the long Labor Day weekend
A Maine teenager is a witness for Democrats in high court confirmation hearings and gubernatorial debates will begin next week as campaigns kick into high gear after Labor Day.
What’s in the way of the Maine Legislature finally going home for good
Lawmakers will have to deal with a call to investigate the House speaker and key areas of state policy when they return to Augusta on Thursday.
All four Maine candidates for governor say Question 1 is a bad idea
That includes Democratic nominee Janet Mills, who said she won’t do ‘merely what is politically correct or expedient’ as governor.
The Maine Legislature seems finally ready to return
Lawmakers were given a way out of the impasse that has kept them out of Augusta for more than a month, but they may have to wrestle with a battery of child welfare reforms from Gov. Paul LePage.
Angus King’s challengers are clamoring for attention, but history is working against them
Republican Eric Brakey and Democrat Zak Ringelstein debated without the incumbent on Thursday, but they face an uphill challenge given the senator’s popularity and Maine’s history.
LePage again pressures dormant Legislature to get back to work
The governor wants the paralyzed Legislature to consider child welfare bills, tax conformity and a bill aimed at shielding elderly Mainers from municipal foreclosure.
How this Legislature compares to other historic Maine political failures
This isn’t the first year that a political impasse in the Maine Legislature has caused sessions to drag into August.
In campaign mode, LePage throws new barbs at Mills, state workers union
It has been a quiet summer by LePage standards. That may change as we approach the 90-day mark before the election to replace him.
Democrats, Republicans agree to raid Maine Clean Election fund, but not on how much
The legislative session is expected to stretch on into late July after Democrats and Republicans pulled up just short of compromise on one of their last outstanding issues.
