The coalition hopes to tap the key constituency in an effort to pressure the governor to release voter-approved bonds.
Steve Mistler
Republican Party strife threatens Maine governance
GOP leaders struggle to mend their fractured relationship with Gov. Paul LePage, who’s refusing to work with the Legislature and wants to take his policies straight to voters.
LePage ally well positioned to win massive state offices project
Peter Anastos, a hotelier from Yarmouth, has the purchase rights on a parcel that meets key criteria in a 225,000-square-foot development bid.
LePage calling on Republicans to turn against Augusta senator
The governor doubles down on his effort to remove Sen. Roger Katz from the committee investigating the Good Will-Hinckley controversy.
Maine foes of big money also accept ‘dark’ funds
Backers of the Question 1 clean elections effort, critics say, rely on the same outside influence they are trying to suppress.
Maine elections chief advises Republicans to split tax/welfare ballot question
Disparate issues shouldn’t be lumped together, he says, but that conclusion threatens the party’s strategy for getting voters to back both issues.
Maine legislator seeks more oversight of secretive surveillance unit
Her bill would balance civilian privacy rights and law enforcement as the ‘fusion center’ joins a drug trafficking crackdown.
Ranked-choice voting could be headed for ballot
If approved in November 2016, Maine would become the first state to ensure election winners carry a majority.
Panel to compel LePage aides to testify on move to cut Good Will-Hinckley funding
The Government Oversight Committee votes to subpoena two senior advisers after Good Will-Hinckley’s board chairman says the school was pressured to rescind its job offer to Democrat Mark Eves.
Maine lawmakers renew effort to track tobacco settlement funds
A legislative panel Tuesday will ask state agencies and private contractors to explain where the money is going.