Maine’s major U.S. Senate candidates disagree strongly over what to do about the growing national debt.
October 2012
Posted inPolitics
Ruling finds basis for fraud case against McKernan-led firm
A judge recommends retaining four of six charges against the former Maine governor’s for-profit education business.
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More than 300 weigh in on Parkview Hospital’s possible sale
Residents have mixed reactions. Some say the sale will remove local control, but others support the acquisition by Central Maine Healthcare
Posted inNews, Politics
Snowe appears in ad backing state senate candidate
Maine U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has a history of campaigning with down-ticket candidates, but this year she’s going the extra mile.
Posted inNews
More than 30 Maine facilities bought products from meningitis-linked pharmacy
But state health officials say the injectable steroid blamed for the fungal meningitis outbreak has not been used here.
Posted inNews, Politics, Senate
Candidates outspent by outsiders in Maine Senate race
The Maine race’s per-voter cost is sixth highest in the nation because of PAC and nonprofit spending unleashed by court rulings.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics, Senate
Indiana U.S. Senate candidate stands by rape comments
Richard Mourdock has drawn comparisons to Todd Akin for his comment that rape pregnancies are “something God intended.”
Posted inNews
2 OK after tugboat sinks near NH-Maine bridge
The tug is owned by Ken Anderson Riverside & Pickering Marine Contractors in Eliot, Maine.
Posted inNews
Maine woman sentenced in theft from ex-ballplayer
Prosecutors say Andrea Bouchard of Old Town was an accomplice to her husband in thefts that included Matt Stairs’ pennant rings.
Posted inBusiness, News
US sues Bank of America for $1B for mortgage fraud
Prosecutors say Countrywide Financial, which was bought by Bank of America, churned out doomed mortgage loans and tried to hide ballooning defaults.