Crafts says his backers include former Gov. Paul LePage and unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody.
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Portland mayor tells business leaders he’ll push for $15 minimum wage if he is re-elected
Ethan Strimling made the statement at a chamber of commerce forum with the 3 candidates who are trying to unseat him, telling the audience, ‘I know you’re going to light your hair on fire.’
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Interactive search: See who donated to overturn Maine’s new vaccination law
Mainers for Health and Parental Choice, a political action committee, has raised $161,841 this year for a campaign to overturn a new state law to limit exemptions for childhood vaccinations in Maine. Another PAC set up to defend the vaccination law, Maine Families for Vaccines, was created in late September and has not reported any contributions. […]
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Two business associates of Giuliani arrested on campaign charges
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman have been arrested on campaign finance violations resulting from a $325,000 donation to a political action committee supporting Trump’s re-election.
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Polls show Americans closely split over presidential impeachment
Polls find support for impeachment has shifted significantly from earlier this year.
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White House aides try disappearing act amid impeachment talk
It’s a well-worn strategy in the Trump White House: Senior officials conveniently manage to be elsewhere when major controversies engulf the building.
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Collins: Turkish strike consequence of Trump’s Syria pullout
Republican Sen. Susan Collins is reiterating criticism of President Donald Trump’s decision to remove troops from Syria as Turkey begins a military offensive in the northern part of the country
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Maine legislative leaders prepare to trim list of 400 bills proposed for 2020
They will meet this month to decide which measures will be taken up in the second half of the legislative session.
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For 1st time, Joe Biden calls for Trump to be impeached
Biden made the remarks as part of a blistering 25-minute campaign speech in New Hampshire.
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Recuperating Sanders says he was ‘dumb’ to ignore his symptoms
Bernie Sanders says he’s slowing down the pace of his Democratic presidential campaign.