Students also learned about ranked choice voting Wednesday at the Augusta State Armory.
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Poliquin sent out letter last month touting his efforts to save Madison mill – which closed in 2016
The letter, sent in late September, frames a 2015 federal ruling as a recent victory key to preserving jobs at the now-closed paper mill in Somerset County. A Poliquin spokesman said the mailing was sent ‘in error.’
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Candidates for Maine governor debate power project, education, health care at Waterville forum
About 150 people turned out for the event Thursday, held at Thomas College and hosted by the college and the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.
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More than 1,000 Maine academics sign letter urging Collins to not support Kavanaugh
The online letter to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins cites allegations of sexual misconduct and Kavanaugh’s “angry demeanor” as reasons to reject his nomination to the Supreme Court.
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Our View: Pesticide policy should be set at local level
In the final farm bill, Congress should jettison a provision that would stop Mainers from making their own decisions on the use of insecticides.
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Ranked-choice voting likely to determine outcome of 2nd District race, polls show
One pollster determined that incumbent Bruce Poliquin leads, but not by a majority, and Jared Golden would win when independent candidates’ votes are reassigned.
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Jim Fossel: A vote on power project may revive Greens
The proposed transmission corridor through Maine could allow the environmentalist party to take the lead on a major new referendum.
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How a member of Maine’s political elite found himself in Mueller’s cross hairs
Sam Patten, a Camden native who aided top-level campaigns in Maine and served as a power broker overseas, is ensnared in the special counsel’s probe.
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Healed from burns, Winthrop lawmaker ends legislative session on high note
Rep. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, sang the national anthem and read a prayer on Thursday morning to open the last day of the 128th Maine Legislature.
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Collins recalls greeting troops with McCain in Bangor
In 2010, the Arizona senator and some of their colleagues were stranded overnight there because of bad weather while they were en route to a conference in Nova Scotia.