Saying the drug lobby is making “an absolute fortune” on American consumers, President Donald Trump promised lower prices at the pharmacy counter soon in a speech Friday about his long-awaited plan to cut prescription drug prices.
Good morning from Augusta, where preparations for using ranked-choice voting a month from now are coming together, according to Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office.
Good morning from Augusta, where sniping in the primary race for governor is in full effect.
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are holding out judgment on President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency a day ahead of their scheduled grilling of the nominee.
Maine’s high court upheld a ruling on Tuesday keeping Republican Max Linn out of the U.S. Senate primary in June, ending a campaign that was derailed by fraudulent nomination signatures that the one-time candidate admitted but never explained.
An attorney for disqualified Republican U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn on Monday asked Maine’s high court to put him back on the June primary ballot, saying not doing so could “totally destroy” the state’s nominating process.
Outgoing Republican Gov. Paul LePage delivered what is likely to be his final major speech Saturday before term limits force him out of office in January,
Republican Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills are clear front-runners in Maine’s June gubernatorial primaries, while a Democratic 2nd Congressional District primary is effectively tied in the first public ranked-choice poll of Maine’s 2018 primaries.
Delegates at the Republican State Convention voted Friday morning that the party wants to nominate candidates by plurality instead of ranked-choice voting, which preceded the filing of a federal lawsuit in federal court.
Good morning from Augusta, where the Republican State Convention kicks off this morning at the Augusta Civic Center.
