The former state senator from Orono says she needs a bigger campaign to beat U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin next year, but some are surprised that she announced it 20 months before Election Day.
Michael Shepherd
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Former Poliquin consultant pleads guilty to illegal campaign coordination in Virginia
The prosecution of Tyler Harber, an operative who worked on the Maine congressman’s 2010 and 2012 bids for office, is the first of its kind in the nation.
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Augusta, Waterville General Assistance spending vastly different
From 2009 to 2014, Augusta’s GA spending grew 300 percent — from $78,000 to $313,000 — while Waterville spent just $89,000 on GA in 2014.
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Hallowell kicks off process to replace retiring manager
Michael Starn, who will retire in October, has overseen movement on long-term issues, but has faced managerial challenges since taking over in 2011.
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Maine state archeologist wants ‘major dig’ at Dresden Falls historic site
Arthur Spiess says the parcel on the east side of Swan Island in the Kennebec River is possibly the state’s most important archeological site.
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Hours apart, Augusta police nab suspects in drug trafficking and car theft cases
Deputy Police Chief Jared Mills said the arrests on Saturday and Sunday are examples of what Augusta and other service centers see “on a daily basis.”
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Fairpoint contract ratification bittersweet, say workers at Augusta vote
Members of the IBEW and CWA are happy to be headed back to work after a four-month strike, but they had to concede on pension and insurance issues to get there.
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Togus art show ‘a very positive thing’ for Maine veterans
Among the 40 artists at a Saturday festival was an Augusta veteran who displayed the text of a ‘private’ poem drafted in a Vietnam foxhole.
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Amid cold snap, Maine oil dealers report isolated delivery delays
But a state official says there’s no widespread issue in Maine’s energy market, which has been stretched in a frigid, snowy February.
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After Hallowell gas leak, school officials say they’re prepared
The Feb. 7 leak at an empty Hall-Dale Elementary School was ‘a bad scene’ for first responders.