Top Democrats want the Legislature to take up hundreds of unfinished bills, but Republican leaders say they first want an agreement on the scope and length of a session.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Mike Thibodeau: Independent-minded and bipartisan, Sen. Collins is nobody’s ‘stooge’
Mainers deserve an honest and fair campaign without the falsehoods being pushed on us from people from away.
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Posted inElections, Politics
Independent U.S. Senate hopeful Lisa Savage picks up backing of one-time Democratic rival
Bre Kidman, who finished third in the Democratic Senate primary, bucks tradition to endorse Savage instead of the primary’s winner, Sara Gideon.
Posted inTimes Record
Council that represents Bath Iron Works unions endorses Gideon
The council represents the shipyard’s largest unions, Local S7 and Local S6, which has been on strike for six weeks.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Democrats fail leadership test in Augusta
In this time of crisis, legislative leaders need to reach across the aisle.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republican-funded PAC spends $1 million on ads attacking Collins for not opposing Trump
The Lincoln Project, a national super PAC, was established by a group of Republicans who oppose President Trump and are working to unseat Republican senators they view as his supporters.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Colby College poll shows Gideon with 5-point lead over Collins
The survey of nearly 900 likely Maine voters, conducted between July 18-24, also shows high favorability ratings for Gov. Janet Mills and low favorability for President Trump.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Think it’s the pandemic keeping Maine lawmakers off the job? Try pure hypocrisy
If you happen to see any Republican state legislators, tell them it’s time to get back to work.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: 100 days of campaigning left for Collins and Gideon
There will be no respite from the air war already underway unless voters choose to tune it out.
Posted inElections, Politics
One of Susan Collins’ challengers is dropping out, another is still trying to get on the ballot
Despite having one of the nation’s hottest Senate races, Maine has yet to solidify who exactly is going to be on the ballot come November.