Maine lawmakers are quietly voting on whether to return to work next week
Lawmakers look poised to come back to Augusta next week with many issues left unresolved for 2018.
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Picking up the pieces after a strange Election Day in Maine
The Republicans have a gubernatorial nominee, ranked-choice voting is here to stay and a candidate with a suspended law license won a district attorney primary in western Maine.
Where to find Maine’s candidates on the eve of Election Day
There will be hand-shaking and door-knocking ahead of Maine’s big primaries on Monday.
Democrats spar over ‘dark money’ ads in contest to challenge Poliquin
Ads that promote Democratic 2nd Congressional District candidate Lucas St. Clair without disclosing donors are still the biggest issue in the race.
Groups with little in common will unite to lobby Maine Legislature to return
More than 100 groups who don’t get together often will urge the Maine Legislature to return to Augusta. It shows how much lawmakers have left undone.
Maine legislative budget panel to meet, but with no clear sign that feud has ended
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee has set a time to go over unfinished work on Wednesday. What isn’t set is a deal.
What to watch for in this weekend’s Maine political party conventions
The Maine Democratic Party will hold its convention in Lewiston this weekend and it’ll take two days to get through all the candidates.
Front-runners were the clear targets in dueling Maine governor’s race debates
A poll from the Bangor Daily News was hanging over a day of debates and the fields treated the front-runners — Republican Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills — accordingly.
An ‘issue’ ad featuring Lucas St. Clair sure looks like campaign material
The Democratic 2nd Congressional district candidate says he isn’t involved with a new group running ads that mention him, but it is tied to his family’s crusade to establish a North Woods national monument.
LePage’s veto dance card is full but everything else is in flux as lawmakers prep for return
Lawmakers will have 20 votes to consider when they return to Augusta tomorrow and Democrats want to stick around longer.
