Practical plans and an understanding of government set her apart from the field.
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Issues in the governor’s race: Energy Policy
Maine’s next leader has the potential to alter the state’s priorities, and each of the four candidates has distinctive views on renewables, regulations and CMP’s proposal in western Maine.
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Political clash simmers over referendum on home care
Question 1’s backers say it solves a growing need among the elderly and disabled in Maine, while opponents point to a burdensome tax and patient-privacy minefield.
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Political newcomers campaign for Cape Elizabeth’s House District 30 seat
District 30 covers all of Cape Elizabeth except for a sliver along the South Portland border.
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Candidates decry national Realtors group’s unusual bid to sway Portland election
The National Association of Realtors Fund has spent $7,300 to support a city councilor facing a challenger who previously has advocated for rent control.
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Democrats spotlight criminal records of 4 Republicans running for Legislature
The Democratic Party says it didn’t check its own candidates because it assumes they are ‘adult enough’ to consider whether they should run for office with criminal records.
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Westbrook’s Drew Gattine unopposed in bid for re-election to Legislature
Drew Gattine is assured a fourth term in the Maine House.
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House District 53: UMF professor back for vying for seat held by incumbent hoping for third term
BRUNSWICK — Two-term Republican incumbent and builder Jeff Pierce of Dresden is trying to defend his seat in the Maine House of Representatives from Democratic challenger and college professor Allison Hepler of Woolwich. The contentious race will determine who gets to represent District 53, which includes Arrowsic, Dresden, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Woolwich and part of Richmond. […]
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Maine Democrats release House District 53 Republican rep’s criminal history dating back to 1980s
BRUNSWICK — Maine Democrats on Friday released District 53 Rep. Jeffrey Pierce‘s criminal records spanning a 25-year period from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. That history includes arrests for drug trafficking and possession, operating under the influence and assault, according to court documents. The Maine Democratic Party released the information in a Friday […]
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Poliquin touts experience as ‘job creator,’ but opponent says show me the evidence
The 4 candidates for Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s 2nd District seat are hammering each other on just how many jobs each of them has helped create.