Republicans in South Carolina, Kansas and Nevada schedule meetings to decide whether to scrap presidential preference contests before the 2020 election.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Susan Collins says her longevity in the Senate benefits Maine
If the Republican wins a fifth term next year, she would be in line to chair the powerful Appropriations Committee, which oversees federal spending.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Politics, Uncategorized
Gov. Mills allows ranked-choice voting in Maine’s presidential elections
The bill will become law without her signature, but it will not take effect in time for ranked-choice voting to be used in Maine’s new March presidential primary next year.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump campaign names LePage honorary chairman in Maine
Joe Turcotte, the Republican National Committee’s director for Maine, will serve as the campaign’s state director.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Trump proposal could end food stamps benefits for 44,000 Mainers, state says
The Mills administration estimates that 27% of Maine residents who now receive the assistance would be affected by the White House plan to eliminate automatic enrollment.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Former Maine Gov. LePage hints he may run again in 2022
During a call-in segment on a Skowhegan radio show, the Republican says he is ‘halfway there’ to declaring another run.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Deadline nears for Mills to decide on ranked-choice voting for president
The governor has until midnight Friday to act on a bill to extend Maine’s ranked-choice voting system to presidential elections and primaries. She can sign it, veto it or let it become law without her signature.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Clean elections, ranked choice won’t be on Portland ballot in November
While an initiative to expand ranked-choice voting failed to get enough signatures, the proposal for a municipal clean elections program is deemed too big a change to be made by referendum.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Jared Golden vows to remain neutral in Susan Collins’ U.S. Senate race
Maine’s 2nd District Democratic congressman said Wednesday he won’t take sides in the heated 2020 Senate race so he can preserve personal relationships important to serving Maine in Washington.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Recent mass shootings add pressure to fund research on gun violence
Research on gun violence would help fill a knowledge gap about policies that are most effective at reducing injuries and death.