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Campaign finance

Published
January 11, 2021

U.S. campaign finances rocked as major firms halt political contributions after Capitol riot

Last week’s violence appears to have companies scrambling to figure out how to react, as they increasingly realize that this is not an ordinary political dispute and the option of sitting on the sidelines grows increasingly unsatisfying.
Published
January 3, 2021

The Maine Millennial: Gideon should donate her campaign cash

The $14.5 million war chest the former candidate is sitting on could help a lot of struggling Maine people.
Published
November 29, 2020

Another View: Action needed to curb political spending

The only way to reverse the damage caused by the Supreme Court is to amend the Constitution.
Published
November 22, 2020

The View From Here: 2020 shows damage done by too much money in politics

The funding that’s flooding the state doesn’t make us better informed – it just makes us mad.
Published
November 18, 2020

Ethics commission to review records of Maine legislative ‘leadership PACs’

While commissioners stress that the reviews will be conducted 'without any suggestion of impropriety,' findings of problems could lead to proposals for regular audits of the political action committees.

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Published
November 1, 2020

Our View: Out-of-control money in Maine’s U.S. Senate race

The state is no better informed after $200 million in campaign spending, but we may be more divided than ever.
Published
October 5, 2020

Heat is way down this year in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race

First-term Democrat Jared Golden appears to have a big advantage over Republican challenger Dale Crafts.
Published
September 4, 2020

PAC spending on tires, clothing spurs complaint against state Republican leader

But it is unclear how the Maine Ethics Commission will come down on the complaint because rules governing political action committees are different than those for Clean Elections candidates.
Published
August 28, 2020

Ad targeting Collins over Postal Service debts leaves a lot out

Postal finances are more complicated than the ads let on, and members of both parties have had a hand in bringing the agency to where it is today.
Published
July 24, 2020

Gideon campaign collects $4 million crowdsourced for Collins’ opponent

A spokesman for Sen. Susan Collins' campaign said the money was an attempt to bribe the senator but the campaign does not intend to pursue a legal challenge.