Speaking at a CNN town hall, Vice President Kamala Harris said comments by former chief of staff John Kelly offer a window into who the former president ‘really is’ and the kind of commander in chief he would be.
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Posted inElection 2024, News
Two Rangeley residents run for one Select Board seat
Keith Savage and Ethna Thompson are seeking to finish out a term vacated by former Selectperson Wendyll Caisse when she moved to Dallas Plantation.
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Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Golden outraises Theriault, but outside groups are spending big for the challenger
A new poll shows that the high-stakes race in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is a dead heat as independent groups pour millions into ads focusing on gun rights and abortion.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, News, Politics
More than 1/3 of Mainers don’t feel confident about integrity of presidential election, report says
While 60% of Mainers said they were confident that votes will be accurately tallied, 35% said they disagreed.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories
Less than 2 weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run.
Posted inElection 2024
House District 70: Jennifer Poirier, R-Skowhegan
House District 70 comprises Skowhegan.
Posted inElection 2024, News, Politics
Harris outraised Trump nearly 8-to-1 across Maine in September
The vice president’s $1 million fundraising haul in September signals support, but a deluge of spending from outside groups and an opponent who defies political norms complicates that calculation.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, watches to election workers he defamed
Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss, won a $148 million judgment over Giuliani’s false fraud claims against them related to the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Spate of stolen campaign signs reported across central Maine
Stealing political signs from a public right-of-way can be penalized with a $250 fine, and a person who takes a sign from private property can be charged with theft, punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
They did so by traveling out of state or by having prescription abortion pills mailed to them, according to the #WeCount report from the Society of Family Planning, which advocates for abortion access.