Campaign disclosures released Thursday by candidates for the U.S. Senate and House show donations by prominent Mainers in business, politics and the arts. All candidates for federal office in Maine’s June 12 primary elections were required to file disclosures by the end of Thursday, but many candidates’ full returns had not been posted to the […]
Colin Woodard
Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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Collins takes a call, panel takes two votes
Two items that the senator opposes are endorsed 13-12 in action occurring while she was out of the room.
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East-West Highway: savior or albatross?
Environmental concerns aside, whether the $2 billion project is economically feasible or not could depend on how consultants look at it.
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2012 Election: King gift to Obama draws fire from rivals
The independent donated to Democrats before he became a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
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Maine AG stays out of campaign-finance case
He won’t join with 22 states seeking to limit the impact of the Citizens United court decision in a Montana case.
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Malaga Island: A century of shame
Analysis: A new exhibit at the Maine State Museum tells the story of the eviction of Malaga Island’s residents, one of the state’s most disgraceful official acts ever.
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Campaign backers spending in Maine
Financial disclosures by the 12 candidates for an open U.S. Senate seat let voters follow the money.