Gathering at the Augusta Civic Center on Friday and Saturday, attendees will hear speeches from LePage, Maine’s two Republican members of Congress and the four candidates in the party’s gubernatorial primary.
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Rep. Gattine and Sen. Breen: To do its job, Legislature must vote to extend session
It’s vital that legislators get more time to fulfill their basic obligations to do what’s best for state residents and businesses.
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Disqualified Senate candidate appeals ruling that took him out of Republican primary
Max Linn of Bar Harbor is asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to overturn Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s determination that he failed to collect enough petition signatures to qualify for the June 12 primary.
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Ethics panel divides on proposal prompted by anonymous political website
The plan for changes is a response to a complaint against Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage, who said a website he ran that attacked a Democratic candidate was not a party undertaking.
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‘Darth Mueller’: Maine Republican Party tolerates awful behavior
Nastiness from Republicans on social media has become normal, says a ‘troll reporter’ who wonders why party leaders won’t step in.
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Greg Kesich: Garrett Mason has more than just a prayer at being next governor
As Paul LePage has shown twice, a highly motivated minority can beat a divided opposition.
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Prominent Maine Republican Merton G. Henry dies at 92
A lawyer, he served as a longtime adviser to Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and was chairman of all of Susan Collins’ Senate campaigns.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Politics
Auburn lawyer running for district attorney subject of sexual abuse allegations
A District Court judge granted a protection from abuse order filed by one of Seth Carey’s former clients, a woman who has been living in his Rumford home.
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Ex-Trump speechwriter accused of abusing wife says lie detector test vindicates him
But David Sorensen’s former wife, who made allegations of domestic abuse, says she told the truth about him.
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Maine ethics panel takes up Republican official’s disputed website
Democrats say the website secretly operated by the state Republican Party’s executive director might have broken election finance rules.