Opponents says the ballot measure is more concerned with pushing pro-labor policies than expanding access to care for the elderly and disabled.
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Candidates for governor offer ideas for improving Maine’s economy
Among their proposed fixes: Focus state aid on smaller businesses, educate and train workers, pass tax conformity, implement Medicaid expansion and forgive two years of college costs for graduates who stay in Maine.
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More campaign finance data on gubernatorial candidates released after computer glitch delay
The Maine Democratic State Committee’s report had yet to be filed Wednesday evening because of the problems with the new Maine Ethics Commission website.
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Legislative candidates ask judge to force LePage to release Clean Election funds
Advocates say the governor’s refusal to release $1.4 million is limiting the efforts of campaigns, mostly those of Democrats and the unenrolled.
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Democratic socialism surging in the age of Trump, and a Maine candidate takes the leap
Maine Democrat Zak Ringelstein is the only major-party Senate candidate to be a dues-paying democratic socialist.
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Cynthia Dill: Democrats best keep their eyes on the prize if they ever want to govern
It is so tempting to be dragged into running on the issues. But take a page from Republicans’ strategy.
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Greg Kesich: Abortion fight will be on state level
With changes on the Supreme Court, Maine’s next governor will have a lot of influence over women’s health choices.
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Mark Dion eyeing attorney general post, which he says should be an elected position
The position is one of three statewide currently chosen by the Legislature.
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Citizens group sues LePage to try to force release of Clean Election funding
The lawsuit urges a court to require the governor to sign an order freeing up campaign money that has already been set aside and promised to candidates.
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Clean elections fund running dry amid partisan wrangling
More than 100 candidates might get only 28% of what they’re due as a fix for a typographical error eludes Democrats and Republicans.