The board chair and another member are running in municipal elections for the board.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Kennebec Journal, Local Elections, Maine
Ackley challenged by former representative Greenwood in House District 82
Kent Ackley and Randall Greenwood will vie for a seat, representing Wales, Litchfield and part of Monmouth in the Maine House of Representatives.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
U.S. experts tell Congress ‘no cutting corners’ as vaccine tests expand
However, President Trump continues to push for a faster timeline, which many experts say is risky and may not allow for adequate testing.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Absentee ballot requests top 230,000 in Maine
Democrats have made 57% of the requests, to 16% from Republicans and 24% from unenrolled voters.
Posted inElection 2020, Politics
Cindy McCain endorses Biden for president in rebuke of Trump
She had already gone to bat for his presidential run during the Democratic National Convention, but had not initially been expected to offer an explicit endorsement.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Collins says she’ll vote against any Supreme Court nominee brought to Senate floor before Nov. 3
Maine’s Republican senator says the Senate needs to wait until after the election to act on President Trump’s nominee to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting shutdown
The legislation will likely sail through the Senate before the Sept. 30 deadline.
Posted inElection 2020, Politics
Bloomberg raises millions to help Florida felons vote
They have to pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before regaining their right to vote.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine’s supreme court clears way for ranked-choice voting in presidential election
The court overturned a ruling that would have put a ‘people’s veto’ referendum on the November ballot, thereby blocking Maine voters’ option to rank the presidential candidates.
Posted inElection 2020
Lindsey Harwath, Maine House 79
Social media accounts www.facebook.com/HarwathforMaine www.instagram.com/LindseyHarwath Occupation: Goatherd Education: Bachelor of Arts in Criminology/Criminal Justice and Communication & Performance Community Organizations: China Community Food Pantry South China Community Church benevolence committee, choir Albion Elementary PTA secretary (previous) Thurston Park II committee for China (previous) Personal information (hobbies, etc.): Photographer, lover of books, gardener, sewing Family status: […]