However, Gov. Paul LePage has nearly as much cash on hand as his Democratic challenger.
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LePage appoints acting finance chief
Richard Rosen, a former state senator, replaces Sawin Millett, who will retire on May 31.
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Maine Democrats urge LePage to recoup funds for flawed welfare study
But Senate President Justin Alfond and House Speaker Mark Eves also say the no-bid contract may not have protections against poor performance, including plagiarism.
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Panel votes for record fine for group that fought Maine gay marriage
The ethics panel vote means donors to the 2009 effort that repealed Maine’s gay-marriage law will likely be identified.
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Release of anti-gay marriage group 2009 donors eagerly, anxiously awaited in Maine
The National Organization for Marriage is fighting findings in state investigation, but LGBT people say donors should stand and be counted.
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Record fine sought for national group that fought gay marriage in Maine
The state ethics commission may penalize NOM for spending to influence a 2009 vote but not disclosing donor names, which the agency now has but is refusing to release.
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King on Collins: ‘We’ve got a model senator here’
Maine’s independent Sen. Angus King endorsed Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, at the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan Friday.
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Republican Susan Collins earns independent Angus King’s endorsement
The two were political opponents when King beat Collins in the 1994 Maine governor’s race.
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Analysis of Maine welfare system: Still much to reform
A controversial consultant calls for changes in line with Gov. LePage’s policies, leading to claims the report is a political document.
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Oversight committee hands off CDC document-shredding case to Maine AG
Members reach no consensus on lawbreaking at the state Center for Disease Control, but some say there was misconduct and a cover-up.