Lance Dutson, former head of the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center, has quickly moved from outsider to insider. Now he’s managing his first political campaign, for Maine’s GOP U.S. Senate candidate, Charlie Summers.
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Snowe designates funds for women’s leadership
She will set up a PAC for ‘like-minded candidates’ also, but wouldn’t make any firm commitments to Charlie Summers.
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Snowe to use $1.2M to finance leadership foundation
The $800,000 balance of her campaign war chest will be used to establish a political action committee to support “like-minded” candidates.
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LePage makes headlines with new IRS claims
As the governor tries to clarify his Gestapo remark, he stirs up more controversy by saying under the health care law, the IRS is headed in the direction of killing people.
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IRS union to LePage: Apologize for insult
Its president demands that the governor apologize for comparing ‘loyal Americans’ to the Nazi secret police.
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Pick for Maine’s top military job announced
Col. James Campbell is nominated to be the state’s new adjutant general.
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Pingree urges regulators to block Medicaid cuts by LePage
She targets a request for federal waivers that would enable him to drop 27,000 from MaineCare.
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LePage names state’s next adjutant general
Col. James Campbell would replace outgoing Major General John Libby as the state’s top military leader.
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Pingree urges feds to block LePage cuts to Medicaid
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services is not saying whether Maine still needs federal waivers for cuts affecting 27,000 Mainers.
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LePage: ‘Gestapo’ clouded message
The governor’s statement stops short of a public apology.