Candidates in televised debate offer different takes on a wide array of issues.
Election 2022
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Winthrop library board sees first contested race in over a decade
Candidates cited issues such as national book bans and future fundraising endeavors as motivating factors.
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Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Benton residents to vote in November on expanding size of town board
Benton residents on the general election ballot will consider four warrant articles, including one to expand the Board of Select Persons from three members to five.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage, sportsmen’s group tussle over $40 million fish hatchery
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says he lost the group’s support by refusing to promise funding for a $40 million fish hatchery. The group says it does not pressure any candidate and stands by its election guide, which gave an A rating to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage responds to report about Florida tax exemption as Dems maintain pressure
The former governor told the Press Herald that his wife, Ann, maintained full-time resident status in Florida when he moved back to start campaigning.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Sen. King co-sponsors bill to protect election workers
The federal bill comes at the urging of 15 secretaries of state, including Maine’s Shenna Bellows, and would provide states with additional resources to recruit, train, retain and protect election workers, while creating federal safeguards to shield election workers from intimidation and threats.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
No way to let Oklahoma voters decide cannabis question, court rules
Supporters submitted enough signatures for a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, but counting them was delayed to the point ballots can’t be printed in time.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Recreational cannabis measure will be on ballot in Arkansas
The state’s supreme court rules against a committee that blocked the question of whether to legalize marijuana. The panel claimed voters wouldn’t fully understand the impact.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Can the congressional races hold our interest?
The Golden-Poliquin debate disagreement makes the issues-based tack taken by 1st District candidate Ed Thelander look pretty good.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Kids cannot learn until they feel secure
I’ve been lucky enough to get a glimpse into Maine’s public schools. What I see is teachers and support staff busting their buns every day for Maine’s kiddos, despite being overworked and underpaid.