Former Gov. Angus King raised about $300,000 for his U.S. Senate bid in the past seven weeks, pushing his total over $470,000 in the first three months of his campaign.
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Political power couple? Not so much
Somewhere in the dark recesses of the State House, there’s got to be a personnel policy for this sort of thing:
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Rams gearing up for playoffs
Cony High School baseball coach Don Plourde feels pretty good about his team as it heads into the Eastern Maine Class A playoffs. After losing their first four games, the Rams bounced back to win 10 of their last 12 and finish at 10-6.
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Quebec officials say they’ve had no talks regarding highway
Authorities in Quebec say they’ve had no contact with Pittsfield-based Cianbro in regards to the proposed east-west highway since 2008.
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Protesters gather before presentation on east-west highway proposal
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Scores of protesters, many carrying signs and wearing blaze-orange shirts and armbands, were assembled here this afternoon to oppose plans to build an east-west highway across central Maine.
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Lawmakers sustain 3 of 4 LePage vetoes
AUGUSTA — Capping this year’s session, legislators on Thursday overturned Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a teacher training bill and upheld three other vetoes issued by the governor.
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John Edwards avoids convictions
GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Edwards’ campaign finance fraud case ended in a mistrial Thursday when jurors acquitted him on one of six charges but were unable to decide whether he misused money from two wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress while he ran for president.
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Truck driver involved in crash has hearing
AUGUSTA — Suzanne Tanner sat up straighter and leaned across a table to hear what a truck driver had to say about the crash that killed her 12-year-old daughter last summer.
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GOP rivals rip Poliquin on ad
State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, one of six Republican candidates for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat, has angered some of his competitors by producing a television ad and sending out a mailer that imply he has Gov. Paul LePage’s endorsement.
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Jail oversight board holds line on funding
AUGUSTA — The board that oversees county jail systems throughout Maine on Thursday voted to maintain funding levels for the upcoming fiscal year, even as it deals with unrest created in large part by the state government’s refusal to live up to its financial promises.