Maine voters are requesting absentee ballots in record numbers, and in the next few days local election officials will begin to mail those ballots out.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand Supreme Court
But the former vice president, who ran a relatively centrist primary campaign, hasn’t embraced those calls, worried they may intensify the nation’s partisan split.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Politics mixes with law as Trump closes in on court pick
The president is using the vacancy on the Supreme Court to appeal to battleground-state voters and as a rallying cry for his conservative base.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump promotes health care ‘vision,’ but gaps remain
The president returns to the issue amid disapproval of his administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and growing uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
TV ad tries to tie Gideon to controversial ‘defund the police’ movement
Democrat Sara Gideon, however, has said she opposes defunding the police, and the ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee leaves out facts about her vote on a state appropriations bill.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Incumbent Bellows faces challenge from Hallowell Mayor Walker for Maine Senate
Mark Walker, the Republican mayor of a largely liberal city, is opposing Democratic state Sen. Shenna Bellows, a two-term incumbent from Manchester, for the District 14 seat.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Maine Republicans make last-ditch attack on ranked-choice presidential tally
The Maine Republican Party is asking the state supreme court to put on hold its ruling that allowed ranked-choice voting, so the party can appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted inElection 2020
Colleen Madigan, Maine House 110
Social media accounts Facebook: Colleen Madigan for Maine House Occupation: Social worker Education: M.S.W. – Boston College Graduate School of Social Work; B.A. William Paterson College Community Organizations: Eagle Scout Review Board Personal information (hobbies, etc.): Knitting, reading, gardening Family status: Married Years in the Legislature: Maine House of Representatives, four years; Maine State Senate, […]
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Two Winslow Town Council seats contested in election
In District 3, incumbent councilor Jerry Quirion is challenged by Fran Hudson and Bert Bilodeau, while District 1, Esther Bullard and Peter Drapeau are vying for the seat.
