Democrats on Thursday took issue with images of drug paraphernalia in a flier sent out by the Maine Republican Party in opposition to Henry Beck, who is running against Sen. Scott Cyrway to represent the Waterville area.
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Maine House District 53 race pits Pierce vs. Neilson
Incumbent Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, R-Dresden, is being challenged by William Neilson, an Arrowsic Democrat, in the race for the Legislature.
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Tenacious Medicaid supporters ready for 2018 Maine ballot battle
If the Legislature doesn’t approve Medicaid expansion, advocates devise a backup plan.
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Michelle Obama on Trump video: ‘It has shaken me to my core’
At a New Hampshire rally, she forcefully condemns the Republican candidate’s lewd remarks captured on a 2005 video. ‘This is not something we can ignore.’
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‘Here come the rape police’: Rush Limbaugh mocks reaction to Trump tape
The conservative talk show host says, ‘If the left ever senses and smells that there’s no consent in part of the equation, then here come the rape police. But consent is the magic key to the left.’
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Jay selectman, newcomer face off in House District 74 race
Democrat Christina Riley, of Jay, is up against Republican Keith Cornelio, also of Jay, in the district representing Jay and parts of Androscoggin County.
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Maine attorney general says Question 1 flawed, makes pot legal for children
The state’s top law enforcement officer says the legalization initiative would repeal existing law covering minors, but the Yes on 1 campaign says that’s clearly incorrect.
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LePage says 2 leaders of effort to raise Maine’s minimum wage should be jailed
It’s their punishment for pushing an increase that would hurt the elderly, the governor says as he urges voters to reject referendum Questions 1 through 5 on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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Trump calls women accusing him of sexual misconduct ‘horrible liars,’ part of conspiracy
He also calls a reporter ‘a sleazebag’ for asking whether he had ever touched or groped a woman without her consent.
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Ballot’s contentious wage questions debated at Waterville chamber talk
The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce hosted a discussion Thursday at Thomas College on its positions regarding the two referendum questions.