Rep. Tiffany Roberts says she’s testing the waters for what would be Pingree’s first primary challenge as an incumbent congresswoman.
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah college event
Officials say a person of interest is in custody in the shooting of the 31-year-old CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA.
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Freeport senior Lizalyn Boudreau, center, helps her coach by counting players during Friday’s practice at the high school in Freeport. Boudreau is the flyer on the Falcons’ penalty corner defense. (Daryn Slover/Staff Photographer)
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Gov. Mills pledged to revive Maine’s tribal relations board. Most state seats are empty.
Hobbled by vacancies, political clashes and structural limitations, the future of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission is hazy.
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Collins, other Republicans ask White House to unfreeze federal education grants
‘Withholding these funds will harm students, families and local economies,’ the letter from Collins and 9 Senate colleagues states.
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Mainer Heather Cox Richardson named to TIME list of top digital creators
The author and historian from the Midcoast was named Wednesday to the magazine’s inaugural TIME 100 Creators list.
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Gardiner Democrat to challenge Rep. Golden for District 2 seat
Louis Sigel, a former Jared Golden supporter, says Maine’s 2nd District congressman ‘has voted with the Republicans too many times.’
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Ban on untraceable firearms among dozens of bills Mills delays decisions on
Now that the 10-day window for the governor to sign bills has passed, she has the option to veto each bill or let it become law without her signature when the Legislature next meets.
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Zohran Mamdani, a front-runner to be NYC’s mayor, is a Bowdoin College alum
Mamdani, who graduated from Bowdoin in 2014 with a degree in Africana studies, declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.
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Maine PACs say campaign finance lawsuit is about free speech. The state says it’s about corruption
Magistrate Karen Wolf said she hopes to have a decision by July 15 on whether the state can continue enforcing limits on campaign contributions.