Sarah Bloom Raskin would need to pick up a Republican vote to win Senate approval.
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Maine’s top election official seeks funding to conduct post-voting audits
Maine is one of only six states that does not have a formal election auditing program.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Anti-Trump Republicans lining up for 2024 shadow primary
The question is no longer whether one of his prominent GOP critics will run, but how many.
Posted inCommunity, Local Elections, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Freedom voters approve town budget, elect charter committee at Town Meeting
Residents on Saturday approved a municipal budget of $688,536, which represents an increase of about $61,000 from last year.
Posted inCommunity, Local Elections, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Palmyra reelects town officials, approves budget at annual Town Meeting
Voters approve $1,369,091 municipal budget, up $158,259 from last year, and reelect Vondell Dunphy and Jo-Ann Brown to Select Board and Jennifer Watson to Regional School Unit 19 board of directors.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Snapshots of four men charged in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot
Four men are charged with conspiracy for allegedly planning to strike back against government by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Maine voters to see new district numbers beside candidate names on November ballot
The redistricting process is conducted every 10 years, following the U.S. census, and ensures districts’ populations do not become unbalanced and run afoul of the one-person, one-vote principle.
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Mills considers options as pressure rises with gas and oil prices
The governor stands behind her proposal for tax refunds but says that she’s ‘eager to listen to any and all proposals’ to help Mainers deal with the skyrocketing cost of fuel.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Supreme Court nomination once again puts Susan Collins in spotlight
While not in a position to determine the outcome, the Maine senator is the most likely Republican vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman to serve on the court.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House passed the Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.