Maine’s secretary of state serves on commission but says he will delay compliance until mid-September.
Colin Woodard
Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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Sen. Collins warns Trump not to interfere in special counsel’s probe into Russian election meddling
Collins, who serves on the Senate panel also investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 election, says ‘what the president should do is not say another word and let’ Robert Mueller’s probe go forward.
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Scientist from Maine files whistle-blower complaint against Trump administration
Joel Clement, an Interior Department official who grew up in Falmouth, says in a Washington Post op-ed that he was retaliated against for speaking out about the dangers of climate change.
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Trump’s election commission won’t probe Russian infiltration at state level
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, a panel member, raises the issue during its first meeting on Wednesday.
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Maine’s river herring making dramatic comeback, a godsend for the food chain
With the path to inland spawning grounds clear, the species rebounds with unexpected speed, benefiting everything from bald eagles to Atlantic cod.
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Sen. Collins says she won’t support latest version of Senate health care bill
On Twitter, she says proposed cuts to Medicaid mean she could not vote for passage of the Republican-crafted Better Care Reconciliation Act, and says she would be willing to work with Democrats to fix the Affordable Care Act instead.
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Sen. Collins calls for Trump Jr. to testify before Senate Intelligence on Russia meeting
The Republican from Maine also expects that special counsel Robert Mueller will want to interview President Trump’s son, who admitted he met with a Russian lawyer who offered anti-Clinton material.
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Trump election fraud panel asks Maine, other states for voter registration data
Maine’s secretary of state, who serves on the panel, will partially comply as per Maine law, although other Democrats have expressed concern the lists will be part of a voter suppression effort.
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White House may have tried linking worker visas to senators’ health care votes, report says
The investigative organization Pro Publica reports that federal officials were ordered by senior administration officials to increase the number of H2-B visas for seasonal workers for Maine and Alaska.
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Russia’s still targeting U.S. elections, King warns, and experts say we’re not prepared
Maine is less vulnerable than many states thanks to paper ballots and same-day voter registration, but vulnerabilities in other states mean that foreign governments could swing the results of a national election.