The one-time golden boy of Illinois politics with a penchant for television cameras is expected to report to a Colorado prison by 2 p.m. today to begin his 14-year prison term on corruption charges
March 2012
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Senate rejects higher fines for campaign ad violations
The measure goes to the House for consideration as early as today.
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LePage to tour businesses in Oxford County today
He’ll end the day with a town hall-style meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Oxford Hills Regional High School.
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Teacher evaluations: Differences about appealing dismissals key
AUGUSTA — At a legislative hearing Wednesday, teachers spoke in favor of performance evaluations but against a bill that would require school districts to adopt new evaluation systems.
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Kayatta: Rulings to be bound by precedent
WASHINGTON — Saying he “reveres the rule of law,” William Kayatta Jr. told Senate Judiciary Committee members Wednesday that his rulings will be bound by legal precedent and recognize a federal judge’s limited powers if he is confirmed to fill Maine’s seat on the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Litchfield OKs purchase of alarms for town’s public works garage
LITCHFIELD — Selectmen on Tuesday agreed to buy an intrusion and fire alarm system for the town’s public works garage.
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Senate OKs Downeaster subsidy
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that preserves a key federal funding source for the Downeaster train service between Portland and Boston.
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Baldacci joins Democrats not running for Senate
Former Gov. John Baldacci withdrew from the U.S. Senate race Wednesday, leaving the Democrats without a candidate with statewide visibility and the filing deadline hours away.
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Clean Election Act funds defeated by GOP
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives voted Wednesday to eliminate public matching funds for Clean Election Act candidates who get outspent by privately funded opponents.
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Miller seeks post in House District 52
SOMERVILLE — Elizabeth “Lisa” Miller has announced that’s she’s running as a Democrat in House District 52, which includes Chelsea, Somerville, Whitefield, Jefferson, Washington and Hibberts Gore.