The four top contenders for the Blaine House agree that immigrants should become citizens before they are given the right to vote, even if only in municipal elections.
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Maine candidates divided on what to do in wake of Cohen plea deal
Rep. Pingree calls for a vote on legislation to protect the Mueller investigation.
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Microsoft ties fake websites to Russian hackers
The company says it disabled sites created by a notorious group with links to the Russian government.
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Jim Fossel: Republicans right to hammer hopefuls over Pelosi support
Democrats’ pledges not to vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker, should the opportunity arise, are empty and symbolic.
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Our View: ‘Franking’ looks a lot like campaign spending
It’s no coincidence that Rep. Poliquin steps up taxpayer-funded mailings as Election Day nears.
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Will Maine referendum on home care penalize married couples?
Analysts disagree on whether the ballot measure to fund home care would create a ‘marriage penalty’ for couples filing joint income tax returns.
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Conservative group’s study suggests cash from outside has too much influence on state referendums
The Maine Heritage Policy Center finds that 71 percent of money spent for or against passage was contributed by out-of-staters.
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Letter to the editor: Increase Portland’s diversity by letting non-citizens vote
Helping people such as asylum-seekers participate in local elections will strengthen democracy.
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Poll suggests that gender turnout will play a key role in Maine’s race for governor
A new Suffolk University poll, which shows a dead heat between Democrat Janet Mills and Republican Shawn Moody, found that female voters strongly prefer Mills over Moody, while male voters take the opposite position and back Moody over Mills.
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Rep. Devin Nunes, in secretly recorded tape, tells donors Republican majority is necessary to protect Trump
‘If Sessions won’t unrecuse and Mueller won’t clear the president, we’re the only ones, which is really the danger,’ said Nunes at a July 30 fundraiser.