Fifth in a series profiling the candidates for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Maine Republican Olympia Snowe. Maine Attorney General Bill Schneider has an impressive resume: champion rifle shooter, West Point graduate, Army special forces commander, drug prosecutor, state legislator, anti-terrorism coordinator, alpaca farmer. What impresses many people more is how he […]
John Richardson
Portland Press Herald
John Richardson is the managing editor for the Portland Press Herald.
2012 Election: Senate candidates make appeals to businesses
Five GOP hopefuls at a forum play up their experience and join in criticizing Angus King’s record.
Maine’s GOP Senate candidates talk business, bash Angus King
Five of the six candidates gathered Tuesday at the small-business event in South Portland.
Election 2012: Pro-business, conservative Plowman has ‘strong voice’
This is No. 3 in a series profiling the candidates for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Maine Republican Olympia Snowe.
Democrats detail how they would defeat King
The four Democrats seeking nomination in Maine’s U.S. Senate race discuss job creation, small business protection and tax code issues at a forum Wednesday.
Senate candidates talk small business
The four Democrats running for the U.S. Senate address a Chamber of Commerce meeting in South Portland.
A safe way to discard old drugs
Maine has been a leader in returning medications on take-back days like the one to be held Saturday.
LePage signs interim budget, keeps pressure on lawmakers
The Legislature still has to take up General Assistance spending in wake of line-item veto
Fewer legislative candidates using Clean Election funds
The court-mandated elimination of matching money makes Clean Election financing less appealing to some.
Poliquin lists seven private income sources on form
The state treasurer’s business activity has drawn criticism from Democrats in the past.