Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office said Wednesday that the campaign had submitted more than the 61,123 signatures needed to qualify for the ballot this November.
Kevin Miller
Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.
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Maine has highest rate of incarcerated parents in New England
A new national report shows that 8 percent of Maine children had at least one parent who was incarcerated during their childhood, which is above the national average of 7 percent.
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‘Tabulation error’ prompts Maine Republicans to swap two delegates to national convention
But the change does not appear to affect the balance of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz supporters headed to Cleveland from Maine in July.
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Attorney general says LePage broke law by holding education task force meeting in private
Several would-be attendees of the first meeting of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Education Funding were turned away in violation of Maine’s public meetings law.
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Maine Republicans pick slate of delegates for national convention
In the end, 19 of the 20 delegates chosen Saturday are supported by the Cruz campaign, which could be meaningful if Trump fails to win the nomination on the first ballot in Cleveland..
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Maine Republicans approve a traditional platform at convention
Delegates won’t be selected until Saturday, but behind-the-scenes jockeying between supporters of Ted Cruz and Donald Trump was well underway on Friday.
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LePage vetoes bill aimed at increasing access to overdose antidote
‘Naloxone does not truly save lives; it merely extends them until the next overdose,’ LePage writes in vetoing a bill to allow pharmacists to dispense naloxone without a prescription.
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Report shows progress, ongoing challenges in Maine air quality
York County received an ‘F’ grade for ground-level ozone from the American Lung Association because of the number of unhealthy air days during a three-year span.
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Air quality report lauds Bangor, flunks York County
Cumberland County drops from a ‘C’ to a ‘D’ grade in the annual ‘State of the Air’ report on ground-level ozone and particulate pollution by the American Lung Association.
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LePage tells town hall audience Maine to lose 1,200 to 1,500 jobs this summer
The comment came during a forum in Biddeford in which he also discussed his opposition to a solar energy bill and a minimum-wage referendum.