Residents will go to the polls Jan. 7 to elect a new select board member to replace Jean Harmon, who resigned earlier this month.
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Portland activists to submit signatures for 2 ballot questions on local election reform
One initiative would create a municipally funded clean elections program and the other would extend ranked-choice voting to council and school board races.
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Davis won’t seek re-election to Portland School Board
PORTLAND — Longtime School Board member Laurie Davis announced she won’t seek re-election to her District 3 seat this fall. In both a letter to the Portland Press Herald and a Facebook post, Davis, who’s been on the board since 2010, said she’d like to pursue other interests and spend more time with family and […]
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Three candidates running for 2 SAD 51 board seats
Cumberland voters will choose from incumbent Mike Brown, Peter Bingham and Jennifer Stewart.
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Four candidates seek 2 seats on Cumberland council
The race features an incumbent and 3 newcomers to town politics.
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Bath-area residents to vote on $33.7 million school budget
The proposed school budget is 12 percent higher than the current year.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Politics
Herb Adams challenging Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross in District 40 Democratic primary
With no Republicans running for the Portland seat, the primary will probably decide the ultimate winner.
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Letter to the editor: Adam Cote can deliver on needed gun safety laws
One of the many reasons I support Democrat Adam Cote for governor is that I believe he, more than any other candidate for governor, is uniquely positioned to address the need for sensible gun laws. In 2014, President Obama named Adam a “Champion of Change” as a veteran working to advance clean energy and climate […]
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Letter to the editor: Heather Sanborn endorsed for Maine Senate seat
Primary day is less than two months away, and I urge Portland and Westbrook Democrats to vote for state Rep. Heather Sanborn for the District 28 Maine Senate seat. I have observed Rep. Sanborn’s exceptional leadership as the co-chair of the Maine Healthcare Task Force. This bipartisan group was established by the Legislature last year […]
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Our View: Debate over – no winners in a chaotic primary
The courts won’t save lawmakers who don’t like ranked-choice voting from doing their jobs.