The fund, often tapped to balance state budgets, may need more money if enough candidates quality for public financing.
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Recount of Winslow votes finds tie for Town Council seat
A recount on Friday of the race between incumbent Jerry Quirion, 71, and Lee Trahan, 46, found a tie of 173-173, setting the stage for a potential special election.
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Shawn Moody enlists former LePage staffers for expected run for governor
The body shop entrepreneur from Gorham joined the Republican Party last month and is planning a news conference Tuesday.
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Former mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn files to run for governor
John Jenkins also served in the Maine Legislature and won a write-in campaign to become Auburn’s mayor.
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Winslow voters turn down $10.33M school bond for consolidation plan
The bond would have covered costs to expand and renovate the elementary school and high school so the junior high building could be closed and its students moved to the other schools.
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Augusta school board results unavailable
The results of the race between two write-ins was still being tallied late Tuesday.
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Monmouth voters pass moratorium on recreational pot sales to allow more time for rulemaking
They voted on the proposal a few days after Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill that would have created a framework for the sales.
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New Monmouth school approved
The school’s entire $26.2 million construction cost would be paid by the state.
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Belgrade rejects starting school withdrawal process
All three local referendum ballots had to be counted by hand, and some 1,112 people voted.
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China, Oakland, Winslow elect town government officials
China residents also voted on three local referendums that involved building a fire pond, donations to nonprofits and renting space on the town’s communications tower.