The Republican sweep at the polls in Maine last month has attracted the attention of news media from outside the state. The Weekly Standard, a conservative magazine based in Washington, D.C., dispatched freelance writer Conrad Kiechel to write about the resurgence of the Republican Party here. Kiechel said his editors are curious about how “one […]

AUGUSTA – The compromise brokered by Republicans and Democrats last week over the elimination of the Labor Committee means there will be a session day Dec. 17. That’s unusual — typically lawmakers don’t come back until early January — and some who work the State House hallways have questioned whether it will be worth the […]

Last week, Gov.-elect Paul LePage announced the names of 35 volunteers who would aid his transition. Many names were well-known in political or business circles, from outgoing state Sen. Lisa Marrache, a Waterville Democrat, to Mary Adams, a conservative advocate and staunch TABOR proponent, to Peter Geiger of Lewiston-based Geiger Bros. And while the LePage […]

The former hire for Les Otten’s gubernatorial run did not follow regulations in making phone calls that targeted Paul LePage.