The results from The New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll hint at voter motivations in Maine’s high-profile races this year, including the US Senate contest.
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Graham Platner and Susan Collins are neck and neck, Times/Press Herald/Siena poll shows
Platner holds a slight lead over Collins in Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, but it’s within the margin of error.
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What Susan Collins’ appropriations power means for Maine, and what happens if she loses
The Republican senator is running for reelection on her ability to direct spending to towns, hospitals, organizations and universities. Voters will decide how much that matters.
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How Susan Collins uses her influence to help the defense industry
The five-term Republican senator’s opponent, Graham Platner, says he would do it differently.
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Graham Platner says Susan Collins is corrupt. Here’s what her record says.
Platner rolled out a series of anti-corruption policy measures Thursday.
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Graham Platner rolls out anti-corruption platform in Senate race
The Democratic nominee wants to ban stock trading by lawmakers and their spouses.
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See how ranked-choice ballots moved to Pingree, Charles and Dunlap
Diagrams show the flow of ballots in 3 ranked-choice runoffs, 2 of which produced minor upsets.
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How Maine differs from the other state with ranked-choice voting
Alaska and Maine are the only states to use ranked-choice voting in certain statewide elections. Looking at how things work in Alaska offers perspective on whether Maine is actually slow in delivering results.
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Amid fraud concerns, conservative group pushes for new MaineCare oversight rules
Lead Maine submitted petitions to the state Tuesday seeking to force agency rulemaking on MaineCare provider inspections and improper payments.
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Republicans got their preferred Paul LePage opponent, but Maine’s 2nd District race is far from over
State Auditor Matt Dunlap rose above the preferred choice of national Democrats, state Sen. Joe Baldacci, to win the primary. Republicans say they are happy that former Gov. Paul LePage is facing him in November.