Groups hoping to maintain the tax reform law enacted by the Legislature outspent the groups that successfully campaigned for its repeal. The controversial measure would have lowered the state income tax for most Mainers from 8.5 percent to 6.5 percent by expanding the 5 percent state sales tax to previously untaxed items and by increasing […]

AUGUSTA – Les Otten, who finished second in the Republican gubernatorial primary in June, led all candidates in spending. Otten, however, who spent at least $2.3 million on his campaign, topped the field by far. Bruce Poliquin, another Republican, spent about $1.14 million, the next-highest amount for the race He made about $800,000 in cash […]

The federal money will pay to provide coverage for about 900 people with pre-existing conditions.