A $400,000 advertising campaign targeting independent candidate Angus King is part of a multi-state effort by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to win a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate. But it’s a new experience for Maine, and a lot of people will be watching to see if it works here. The chamber will likely […]
Elections
Posted inNews, Senate
Senate candidates differ on gun limits
Dill backs more restrictions, Summers doesn’t and King would focus on who is buying guns.
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Posted inHouse
Raye has strong fundraising month in District 2 House race
The Republican challenger posts $165,000 to his rival’s $109,000 for the latest reporting period.
Posted inSenate
Summers gets GOP boost but trails King in funding
Charlie Summers raised more than $122,000 in the two weeks after he won the June 12 primary, but that’s still substantially less than Independent candidate Angus King.
Posted inHouse, News, Politics
Election 2012: Raye outraises Michaud during 5-week period, Pingree leads Courtney
Nonetheless, the 2nd District Democrat’s campaign war chest remains significantly larger than that of his Republican challenger.
Posted inHouse, News, Politics
Pingree urges feds to block LePage cuts to Medicaid
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services is not saying whether Maine still needs federal waivers for cuts affecting 27,000 Mainers.
Posted inHouse, Politics
Candidates likely to skip conventions
Several of Maine’s high-profile political figures will campaign here instead of attending the events at Tampa or Charlotte, N.C.
Posted inSenate
Dill, Summers file financial disclosures
The reports, filed late, show a lower range of assets than Angus Kings’ and are not as in-depth.
Posted inSenate
King is wealthy, but not through wind projects
The independent candidate’s investments are valued between $4.8 million and $22.5 million with his earned income for 2011 at $256,000.
Posted inHouse, News
U.S. House District 1: Calder concedes to Courtney
Calder says he won’t seek a recount in the tightly contested race and will help Courtney campaign against U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, throughout the summer and fall.