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Maine independents strive for State House relevance

May 22, 2018Daily Brief, Elections, Governor LePage, Legislature, U.S. CongressAdam Cote, Beth French, Chellie Pingree, Crystal Canney, Eliot Cutler, Grace Leavitt, Janet Mills, Jesse Hargrove, John Jenkins, Ken Capron, Kent Ackley, Lois Kilby Chesley, Mark Eves, Martin Grohman, Maureen Drouin, Monica Castellanos, Owen Casas, Paul LePage, Pete Didisheim, Sara Gideon, Shawn Moody, Terry Hayes, Walter Riseman

By Michael Shepherd

Independents hold a crucial gap between the parties in the Maine House of Representatives, but it’s hard to use it to change outcomes while respecting individual differences.

Maine GOP leader’s ‘news’ website propels ethics watchdogs into uncharted territory

February 22, 2018Daily Brief, Governor LePage, LegislatureAlex Trebek, Dennis Bailey, Eliot Cutler, Garrett Mason, Jason Savage, Jeff Timberlake, Jonathan Wayne, Joseph M. Jabar Sr., Lois Kilby Chesley, Maine Ethics Commission, Maine Examiner, Shawn Moody

By Michael Shepherd

The Maine Ethics Commission will decide this morning whether to move forward with an investigation about whether Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage’s “Maine Examiner” website should have been subject to campaign finance laws.

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Tag Archives: Lois Kilby Chesley

Maine independents strive for State House relevance

Maine GOP leader’s ‘news’ website propels ethics watchdogs into uncharted territory

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