AUGUSTA — Matt and Megan Hutson fell in love with Maine earlier this year while working for Bruce Poliquin during the Republican U.S. Senate primary.
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Faces on the front lines of the battle for marriage
On both sides of the high-profile effort, a small number of staffers play key roles in managing daily operations and shaping strategy.
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Hundreds expected at Portland gay-marriage rally
Voters on Nov. 6 will be asked if they want to allow the state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Mothers meet for press conference on new BPA rules
AUGUSTA — Jessica Graham, a mother of two from Waterville, said Thursday that parents shouldn’t have to spend a lot of time in the grocery aisle trying to determine whether the foods they are buying for their children may contain a chemical called bisphenol-A.
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Mothers, scientists, physicians take on lobbyists in Maine BPA battle
AUGUSTA — Jessica Graham, a mother of two from Waterville, said Thursday that parents shouldn’t have to spend a lot of time in the grocery aisle trying to determine whether the foods they are buying for their children may contain a chemical called bisphenol-A.
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Environmental groups urge expanded BPA ban
On the other side, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and others said the ban is unnecessary and existing state regulations are working.
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Catholic church to promote its view of marriage
AUGUSTA — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is launching a series of public meetings across the state to promote its view of marriage, just as the campaign about the same-sex marriage ballot question is heating up.
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Portland diocese plans lectures on same-sex marriage
Church officials hope to educate the public on the church’s stance that marriage is between one man and one woman, as well as the principles behind that stance.
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Pop band fun. to donate to Maine gay-marriage effort
The campaign manager for Mainers United said the concert comes just six days before the election and will remind the younger demographic to vote.
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Same-sex couples rally behind Democrats
AUGUSTA — Thomas Reynolds and Ira Bittues considered not going to the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina this year following that state’s 61 percent support for a constitutional ban on gay marriage.