Democrats and Republicans will watch Kentucky, Missisippi, New Jersey and Virginia to gauge the national mood amid impeachment proceedings and a crowded Democratic presidential primary.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Election Day turnout light in central Maine, though some motivated by CMP petition
A petition calls for a statewide referendum on the question of asking the Public Utilities Commission to rescind its vote in support of the CMP project and instead find that the proposal is “not in the public interest.”
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Committee that organized Mills’ inauguration still owes Augusta $60,000
Gov. Janet Mills’ inaugural committee could face penalties under a new state ethics laws, but the Maine Ethics Commission wants the debt paid before it considers whether to levy a penalty.
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Mainers cast ballots on statewide referendum questions, local races
Polls open across the state Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., and all close at 8 p.m.
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Relative of Starks cannabis community says proposal unfairly targets business; town disagrees
Voters will decide the fate of the town’s mass gathering ordinance at the polls Tuesday.
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Appeals court agrees Trump tax returns can be turned over
The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is certain to be further appealed.
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Portland’s mayoral race, other local elections to drive voter turnout Tuesday
Statewide turnout is expected to be light on Election Day, but higher in Portland and some other communities with hot local races.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other votes, the House has passed the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act to require the use of the government’s Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to pay for operations and maintenance expenses at federally authorized harbors.
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Is Sen. Collins running in 2020? Not yet, officially, but you’d never know it.
Maine’s Republican senator, seen by Democrats as someone they can unseat, is widely expected to seek another term but keeps saying she will decide ‘in the fall.’