The House has a bipartisan COVID relief package, but Senate Republicans have failed to grasp the moment’s urgency.
Election 2020
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Debate veers from ‘How you doing?’ to ‘Will you shut up?’
Tuesday’s presidential debate started out civil enough, but it deteriorated within 15 minutes.
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Posted inNation & World
Iowa again a battleground, sign of Trump’s Midwest obstacles
Polls show the once solidly Republican state is starting to shift as concerns about the economy and dissatisfaction over the president’s management of the pandemic are building.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump’s belligerence reduces debate to chaos as he attacks election integrity
President Trump repeatedly interrupted with personal insults, prompting Joe Biden to snap, ‘Will you shut up, man?’
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Biden releases 2019 tax returns before 1st debate with Trump
The move came following a report from The New York Times that Trump paid just $750 in income taxes in 2016, the year he ran for president.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Long-time incumbent Austin faces two challengers in House District 67
Democrat Susan Accardi of Raymond and Independent Mark Grover of Gray are challenging the seven-time incumbent, Republican Sue Austin of Gray.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Three-way race for House District 22 seat
BUXTON — In a three-way race to represent House District 22, Republican incumbent Mark Blier faces Green Independent Michael Barden of Limington and a former challenger, Democrat Richard Fitzgerald of Buxton. The far-flung state House district includes Limington, part of Buxton, part of Standish and part of Limerick. The election is Nov. 3. Barden Barden […]
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5 questions heading into Trump and Biden’s first debate
President Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, will meet on the debate stage for the first time Tuesday night in Cleveland.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Equity, access key issues in Portland at-large school board race
Nyalat Biliew, Stacey Hang and Yusuf Yusuf have all set their sights on an at-large Portland school board seat being vacated by Mark Balfantz.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Former Portland students square off for school board seat
Anthony Emerson and Jeffrey Irish are looking to replace outgoing school board member Marnie Morrione as District 5 representative.