AUGUSTA – The National Organization for Marriage will ask the state ethics commission Thursday to dismiss an investigation into the fundraising techniques it used prior to last year’s gay-marriage vote. The group believes the commission does not have the authority to conduct the investigation, said Barry Bostrom of the Indiana law firm Bopp, Coleson & […]

AUGUSTA – York Selectman Michael Estes defeated Rep. Sally Lewin in the Senate District 1 Republican primary, a result confirmed by a recount Thursday. Lewin, who served eight years in the House before making a Senate run, requested a recount after primary night results showed Estes with just a two-vote lead. Thursday’s recount had Estes […]

Wearing LePage buttons or stickers, his former opponents in the June 6 primary say they will work to get LePage elected in November.

If Congress doesn’t revisit an earlier decision, Maine and 29 other states could lose billions in revenue.

 The Secretary of State’s Office will hold a recount in the Senate District 1 Republican primary starting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Maine State Police Operations Center in Augusta.  Unofficial results show Michael Estes of York with a two-vote lead over Rep. Sally Lewin of Eliot. The vote count stands at 1,546 to 1,544. […]

On the job for six months, Patricia Barnhart says the morale of corrections staff and inmates are linked.

This column was updated at 11:55 a.m. June 22 to correct the name of the group congratulating Paul LePage on election night to the Republican Governors Association. AUGUSTA – At a recent panel discussion about the primary elections, one audience member cut right to the chase: Who will win in November? There were four journalists […]

Both Democrats and Republicans are optimistic about their chances of winning a majority this fall.