Good morning from Augusta, where Gov. Paul LePage is in the twilight of his tenure as an elected official. He said in a recent interview he won’t run for office again, but his move to roll out a two-year budget proposal could loom over his successor’s transition.
It took more than 45 minutes into the first televised debate in Maine’s gubernatorial race, but Republican nominee Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills sparred a bit on Wednesday night over his move earlier this month not to release personal tax returns.
A threatening letter sent to the home of Republican Sen. Susan Collins that claimed to contain deadly ricin specifically mentioned her vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, her husband said.
Good morning from Augusta. The race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District appears to be tightening, but the remainder of the campaign will not include direct back-and-forth between the two major-party candidates.
Good morning from Augusta. Maine’s congressional candidates gave the public one of the final looks at their fundraising books on Monday, with the Democratic challenger in Maine’s 2nd District riding a wave of individual donations to his first money lead of the race so far.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody and unenrolled candidate Alan Caron have both poured hundreds of thousands of their own dollars into their race for the Blaine House.
A letter that claimed to be contaminated with poison was sent on Monday to the home of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in Bangor, leading police to shut down an adjacent road for several hours, according to her spokeswoman.
As candidates vying for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat gear up for their last televised debate, let’s unpack some of the points made during the first debate a week ago between two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and his Democratic challenger, Jared Golden.
On Nov. 6, Maine voters will again be asked to take tax and social services policy into their own hands via the citizen initiative process.
Good morning from Augusta, where we’ll begin with a Monday roundup of news from Maine’s biggest campaigns.
