A largely cordial race turns lively as all four candidates to succeed Gov. Paul LePage confront hot-button issues to set themselves apart from their rivals.
Alan Caron
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Maine’s candidates for governor keeping campaign clean and low-key
The race for the Blaine House has been short on fireworks and long on civility, with one analyst suggesting that the high drama in Washington has ‘sucked all of the political oxygen out of the room.’
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How will Maine’s economy fare under the next governor?
Maine’s four gubernatorial candidates favor different approaches to workforce development, economic incentives, housing costs and boosting private industry.
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Education, economy grab attention at forum with 4 candidates for governor
The contenders also field questions on health care, the opioid crisis and the state’s workforce at the Portland Regional Chamber event.
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Gun groups embrace Shawn Moody, but Janet Mills gets conflicting reviews
Mills, who holds more moderate views on guns than many Democrats, was rated an F by the NRA but earned an A- from the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine.
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Candidates in Maine governor’s race weigh in on Kavanaugh confirmation debate
Two of the four candidates in the race call for a deeper investigation and a delay on a vote to confirm.
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Alan Caron: Longtime builder of coalitions first had to rebuild himself
‘I lifted myself out of a series of accidents,’ says the independent whose grit shaped him into a community organizer and revered political mind.
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Governor candidate Caron made nearly $1 million last year; Moody’s income is under wraps
Three out of the 4 candidates release copies of their federal and state income tax returns.
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In first policy rollout, governor candidate Mills releases economic ‘action plan’
The Democrat proposes consolidating economic development and workforce programs, low-interest loans to employers for hiring workers, and expanding broadband internet access.
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Another View: Alan Caron: Don’t push independents out of the race
Democratic candidates have been losing because they have too few ideas, not too many rivals.