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19 mins agoHouse District 70 comprises Skowhegan.
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at 8:08 AMThe 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.
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October 22Ruby 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.
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October 22Stealing 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.
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October 22They 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.
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October 22Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, is facing a tough election of her own, but is raising and funneling hundreds of thousands into other key races that could determine which party controls the Maine House.
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October 22Here's a look at the races attracting the most outside spending in each chamber.
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October 22Shenna Bellows is advising voters to return their ballots via drop boxes or in-person in order to give themselves greater certainty that their ballot will be received and to lighten the load on the Postal Service.
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48 mins agoMost of the spending is going into Senate races.
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October 22Pennsylvania has the biggest Jewish population of any swing state, and any shift could have enormous implications in a state decided by narrow margins the past 2 presidential elections.
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October 21The Harris-Walz campaign did not provide a reason for canceling the visit Tuesday, which it announced last week.
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October 21Maine’s other municipalities use voting tabulation devices, which studies have shown are faster and more accurate.
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October 20While partisan battles over voting rules have long been part of presidential campaigns, election litigation has soared in recent years.
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October 20Like other places in Maine and around the country, voters here list the economy, cost of living and taxes as among their biggest concerns.
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October 20The suburb of Bangor is known for its good schools and quieter pace of life, but its demographics have been changing in recent years, bringing with it a tension that lives mostly beneath the surface.
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October 21With Election Day nearing and the Democrats within a few seats of the majority, some see a chance to try to fix what’s broken by taking up a reform push they started after winning the majority six years ago – but clearly never finished.
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October 19It was the second time in a week that one of his events was interrupted.
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October 18The word 'Jezebel' was used during slavery and throughout U.S. history to describe Black women, casting them as overtly sexual and untrustworthy.
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October 21Three takeaways from Friday's roundtable discussion among local food industry professionals and lawmakers, organized by the James Beard Foundation.
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October 18The independent says the Republican candidate's characterization of the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol as 'love and peace' are inaccurate. Sen. Susan Collins recalls the chaos and tumult of that day nearly 4 years ago.
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House District 73 comprises Adamstown Township, Alder Stream Township, Andover, Andover North Surplus Township, Attean Township, Bowtown Township, Carrabassett Valley, Carrying Place Township, Coburn Gore Township, Coplin Plantation, Dallas Plantation, Dead River Township, Dennistown Plantation, East Central Franklin, Eustis, Freeman Township, Gilead, Highland Plantation, Holeb Township, Jackman, Jim Pond Township, Kingfield, Lang Township, Lincoln Plantation, Lower Cupsuptic Township, Lynchtown Township, Madrid Township, Magalloway Township, Moose River, Newry, North Franklin, North Oxford, Northwest Somerset, Phillips, Pierce Pond Township, Rangeley, Rangeley Plantation, Raytown Township, Richardsontown Township, Riley Township, Salem Township, Sandy River Plantation, Spring Lake Township, The Forks Plantation, Upper Enchanted Township, Upton, West Central Franklin, West Forks Plantation and Wyman Township
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October 17Polling hours Nov. 5 are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town office.
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October 17Democratic incumbent Chellie Pingree spars with Republican Ronald Russell and independent Ethan Alcorn over the causes of and solutions to the housing crisis.
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October 17Incumbent Ed Polewarczyk, a Republican, and Democrat Wayne Farrin face off to represent Wiscasset, Alna, Jefferson and Whitefield in the Maine Legislature.
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October 17The former president has constantly shifted his stances or offered vague, contradictory and at times nonsensical answers to questions on an issue that has become a major vulnerability for Republicans.
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October 17McConnell made the remarks in private as part of a series of personal oral histories that he made available. The biography will be released Oct. 29, one week before Election Day.
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October 16The vice president and former president are running markedly different transition efforts to be ready for the potential responsibility of taking over the federal government.
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House District 53 comprises Chelsea, Dresden, Pittston and Randolph.
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October 16The last day to get an absentee ballot without a special circumstance is Oct. 31.
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October 17The plan rolled out by the Democrat's campaign this week is intended to support rural hospitals and emergency medical services, sectors that have struggled in Maine.
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October 17Bobby-Jo Bechard, Annalee Morris-Polley and Joseph Wathen are on the Nov. 5 ballot as they seek a three-year term on the council.
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October 16Senate District 3 comprises Benton, Canaan, Clinton, Detroit, Dixmont, Etna, Madison, Newport, Norridgewock, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Skowhegan, Stetson and Unity Township.
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October 16House District 59 comprises part of Augusta.
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October 16House District 67 comprises Benton and Fairfield.
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October 16Walz will visit Maine on Tuesday, marking her second visit to the state after a trip to Bangor and Portland last month.
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October 16Americans have the ability to pick representatives who will make a huge slew of decisions affecting our futures and also our ability to empower ourselves, writes Amy Fried.
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October 15Democrat Harris and Republican Trump have been become fixtures in the country's largest 2024 battleground state.
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October 15Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, 'inflation will vanish completely.'
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October 16As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 192,000 absentee ballots had been requested statewide.
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October 14Residents are set to vote Nov. 5 on five ordinances, ranging from a temporary moratorium on new electric transmission lines to changes to the town's development district and land codes.
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October 14Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its donor network around the survivors of his July assassination attempt and Hurricane Helene’s destruction.
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October 14It will be her first sit down with the network, and her first interview with a news outlet outside of her ideological comfort zone since becoming the Democratic nominee.
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October 14Incumbent Kathy Brown is not running again, meaning the Gardiner City Council will have at least one new member.
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October 15Sen. Angus King, a two-term independent, turned 80 this year, but his popularity among Maine voters hasn't waned, and his challengers are untested politically.
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October 14The Maine-born author tops a list of well-known donors, including far-right financier Leonard Leo, who are using their wealth to try to help their preferred political parties win control of the Maine Legislature.
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October 13The man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a loaded firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine, police said.
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October 14Republican Ronald Russell and unenrolled candidate Ethan Alcorn are campaigning to unseat Rep. Chellie Pingree as the Democratic incumbent seeks a ninth term.
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October 11For some voters, one candidate may appear in a better light simply because they dislike the alternative.
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October 13Augusta residents will vote for candidates for two at-large seats in the Nov. 5 election .
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October 14School board candidate Michelle Tucker prompted a police report after speaking with three students after the September board meeting.
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October 11Gov. Janet Mills says the trip offered a chance to meet with government and industry leaders who are 'deeply interested in investing' in Maine's offshore wind development.
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October 12David Gilbert told supporters Thursday that he would not be running and supports Benjamin Coolidge Gagnon's candidacy for the seat.
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October 12Guns, abortion, taxes and inflation top the list of key issues in the race for Congress.
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October 11Nearly a dozen outside groups, some affiliated with politically minded billionaires, have spent about $6.8 million on the race, including roughly $3.9 million targeting Golden and $2 million targeting Theriault.
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October 12National analysts say the hard-fought race between Jared Golden and Austin Theriault is a toss-up and could decide which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives.
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October 14In a series of posts on Facebook, Wendy Lee MacDowell, who is running against incumbent Rep. Bill Bridgeo in House District 60, falsely claimed the government is manufacturing "weaponized weather" to target conservative states with storms and seize land for lithium mining.
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October 10Senate District 15 comprises Augusta, Belgrade, China, Mount Vernon, Sidney, and Vassalboro.
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October 10Sara Gagné-Holmes had served as deputy commissioner of the department for 5 years and takes over as the agency is facing a federal lawsuit and scrutiny by lawmakers.
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October 9The two candidates in Maine's 2nd Congressional District offer voters clashing takes on issues like immigration, firearms and illegal marijuana growing in Maine.
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October 10Republican candidate Donald Trump was trying to energize voters Monday, the first day of early voting in Maine.
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October 9Biden said that Donald Trump and his allies have misrepresented the response and resources of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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October 9The U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston heard arguments Wednesday after the state appealed an injunction that prevents it from enforcing the law approved by voters last fall.
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October 9All Maine polling locations will remain open until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5.
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October 9The arrest comes as the FBI confronts heightened concerns over the possibility of extremist violence on U.S. soil.
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October 8Later in the show, the Democratic nominee identified one thing that she would do differently: She would put a Republican in her Cabinet.
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October 8Diane Potter is not seeking reelection for her seat on the MSAD 11 school board after three years of service.
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October 8The president was expected to announce the final Environmental Protection Agency rule Tuesday in the swing state of Wisconsin during the final month of a tight presidential campaign.
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October 8Golden, a Democrat, is seeking a fourth term in Congress, while Theriault, a first-term Republican state representative and former NASCAR driver, hopes to unseat him.
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October 7President Biden and Jill Biden also hosted a memorial ceremony at the White House.
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October 7President Biden and Jill Biden also hosted a memorial ceremony at the White House.
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October 7Neither candidate has meaningfully stressed budget deficit reduction in their pitch to voters.
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October 7The race pits an incumbent against two political newcomers.
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October 7Voters are to decide on three referendums seeking to allocate tax revenue for environmental projects, to repair the bridge on Mill Hill Road and to change the Vassalboro Sanitary District's charter.
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October 7Thomas A. McCormick Sr., who is unenrolled, is running for reelection to his Ward 7 City Council seat in the November election, and faces opposition from political newcomer Catherine Tamara Herard, a Democrat.
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House District 56 comprises Litchfield, Monmouth and Wales.
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October 16House District 67 comprises Benton and Fairfield.
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October 7Senate District 14 comprises Chelsea, Farmingdale, Gardiner, Hallowell, Manchester, Monmouth, Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, Wayne, West Gardiner and Winthrop.
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October 7All communities are required to offer in-person absentee voting starting Monday through Oct. 31. Municipalities are also starting to mail absentee ballots to people who have requested them.