AUGUSTA — First lady Ann LePage’s brother-in-law got a $68,577-a-year job last month with the State Planning Office.
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Presidential primary proposed for Maine
AUGUSTA — The Republican presidential caucuses that ended with controversy last month could be Maine’s last.
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Six Republicans, four Democrats file Senate papers
AUGUSTA — Ten candidates — six Republicans and four Democrats — are now in the running to replace Olympia Snowe in the U.S. Senate.
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Proposed law would drop caucuses and turn to presidential primary
AUGUSTA — The Republican presidential caucuses that ended with controversy last month could be Maine’s last.
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Bill proposes Maine change from caucuses to primaries
Senate President Kevin Raye wants the state to vote one week after New Hampshire, starting in 2016.
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Maine Senate leader proposes presidential primaries
The bill comes in the wake of a bungled Republican caucus process that drew national attention and angered party members, especially in Senate President Kevin Raye’s home district of Washington County.
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House kills Clean Elections matching funds
AUGUSTA — The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to eliminate public matching funds for Clean Election Act candidates who get outspent by privately funded opponents.
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Clean Election Act funds defeated by GOP
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives voted Wednesday to eliminate public matching funds for Clean Election Act candidates who get outspent by privately funded opponents.
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Maine House votes to ditch campaign matching funds
The House follows the Senate in a party-line vote.
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Double dipping back in spotlight
AUGUSTA — Ten Maine public employees took in an average of $168,000 each last year by collecting a salary and a state retirement pension at the same time, data from the Maine Public Employees Retirement System shows.