ANALYSIS: Effective spending by Democrats and regional dissatisfaction with Gov. Paul LePage contributed to a reversal of control in both chambers.
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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Outside campaign funds flooded state in negativity
This year’s State House election drew an unprecedented $3.53 million from away, but did it make a difference?
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Regional divisions date back centuries
America’s disparate cultures respect no boundaries and continue to shape politics.
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Election reflects the enduring regionalism of American voting patterns
FREEPORT — Late Tuesday night, the television screens carried a familiar image: America, its northeastern quadrant and western shore a sea of blue, much of the rest a mass of red.
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Out-of-district political money leaves sour taste in ousted legislators’ mouths
Sen. Lois Snowe-Mello, R-Poland, lost her seat in Tuesday’s election and she’s upset, really upset.
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U.S. Senate race: Summers’ previous losses don’t stop quest for Congress
Defeated in three bids for the House, the Republican candidate believes his experiences in the military and as secretary of state will make the difference this time.
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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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Name Game: Anti-gay marriage funding group under fire
Once again, same-sex marriage supporters try to pry loose the names of donors to the anti-marriage effort in Maine.
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Environmental group sues state over future of St. Croix alewives
The move by the Conservation Law Foundation brings a new round in the fight over the fish passages at the the Grand Falls dam near Princeton.
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Cynthia Dill: A history of standing up to big kids
CAPE ELIZABETH — Ask Cynthia Dill about her elementary school days, and the first thing she recalls is a fistfight.