These campaign fundraisers get huge perks for their efforts, and the public deserves to know who they are and how much they give.
July 2015
House passes Pingree bill to help veterans report sex assault
The bill would allow a statement by a survivor of military sexual trauma to be considered sufficient proof that an assault occurred.
Prisoners allowed to celebrate Darwin Day
Federal prisoners who identify as humanists will be allowed to celebrate thanks to a lawsuit settlement.
Intelligence chief decides to destroy NSA phone data
The records, which go back five years, will be destroyed as quickly as possible after Nov. 29.
Pearl Harbor’s unidentified dead exhumed for new testing
The military is attempting to identify up to 388 sailors who died on the USS Oklahoma in 1941.
China’s worst stock market drop in 8 years helps pull down world markets
The U.S. market marks its fifth straight loss.
Waterville Ward 1 Democratic caucus organizer says no candidate emerged
The lone resident of the ward, aside from City Council hopefuls Fred Stubbert and Steve Soule, said she didn’t want to be the one to pick.