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Max Linn may wind up on this year’s U.S. Senate ballot

by Steve Collins April 27, 2020April 27, 2020

Retired Bar Habor financial planner, Max Linn, filed paperwork Friday to try to secure a spot as an independent in the state’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Elections, Nation & World, News, Politics

Poll finds Americans increasingly support voting by mail amid pandemic

by NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press April 27, 2020September 14, 2020

Democrats are now much more likely than Republicans to support their state conducting elections exclusively by mail, 47% to 29%.

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Nation & World, News, Politics

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

by Targeted News Service April 26, 2020April 27, 2020

The House has approved the Senate amendment to a bill (H.R. 266) to add $320 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, which President Trump signed into law Friday.

Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education

As coronavirus upends political campaigns, it also emerges as an issue

by Rachel Ohm April 26, 2020September 14, 2020

Voters are paying attention to the government’s response to the pandemic, which has already divided candidates and been the subject of political attacks.

Nation & World, Politics

Bloomberg moves past presidential defeat with virus crusade

by ALEXANDRA JAFFE and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press April 25, 2020April 25, 2020

The former New York City mayor is deploying his massive personal fortune to combat the coronavirus.

Maine, Politics

Jared Golden says Congress should stay in session

by Steve Collins April 23, 2020April 24, 2020

Lewiston congressman says there’s too much critical work for him to do everything at his kitchen table.

Elections, Maine, News, Politics

Sen. King touts absentee ballots as safe, fair option for November election

by Glenn Jordan April 23, 2020September 14, 2020

At a virtual town hall meeting, the senator and others encourage Mainers to request and use absentee ballots to keep down crowds on Election Day as a safeguard against the coronavirus.