Maine politics
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2016
Actress Molly Ringwald touts Clinton in Portland: ‘Smart, charismatic, resilient’
The 'Breakfast Club' star tells a coffeehouse crowd that the Democratic presidential nominee is 'a great example for me as a woman.'
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PublishedAugust 5, 2016
Senate District 32 Republican candidate withdraws from race
York County Republicans will now pick a replacement for Stephen Martin, who withdrew from the race because of a medical issue.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2016
Maine ethics panel finds former Lewiston police chief falsified donor signatures
The commission determines William Welch signed the names of donors while trying to qualify for Maine Clean Election funds.
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PublishedJune 15, 2016
Statewide, primary turnout appears light
Even in some communities with contested races, only one in 10 registered voters cast ballots Tuesday.
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PublishedJune 12, 2016
State health officials don’t collect immigration status of Mainers with infectious diseases
It remains unclear what data Gov. Paul LePage uses when he asserts that asylum seekers are responsible for increases in illnesses.
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PublishedApril 22, 2016
LePage veto of overdose antidote bill leaves lawmakers with hard choice, grim consequences
Advocates argue that the governor's belief that naloxone enables addicts is the same as saying some should die.
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PublishedApril 21, 2016
Maine Republicans about to choose delegates for national convention
The 23 delegates will be apportioned based on the results of the state caucuses last month, but loyalties could dissolve in a battle for delegates at the convention in Cleveland.
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PublishedApril 19, 2016
LePage signs bill to increase officers’ pay, but veto likely on raises for mental health workers
The governor also signs a law requiring doctors to participate in a program that evaluates prescriptions of opioids while setting limits on the strength and duration of prescriptions.
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PublishedApril 15, 2016
Legislators approve $13.4 million bailout of Maine biomass industry
Lawmakers sought to balance the goal of saving logging jobs with the public cost of providing a subsidy for owners of the plants.
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PublishedApril 14, 2016
LePage abruptly cancels forum in Newcastle
His administration says the governor felt compelled to stay in Augusta during the 'frenzied last days of the legislative session.'
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