Republican Kristin Clark is challenging four-term incumbent Beverly Bustin-Hatheway.
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Cynthia Nixon among readers at Ursula K. Le Guin tribute
The ‘Sex and the City’ star and former gubernatorial candidate honors the science fiction-fantasy author who died in January.
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Sanford rug maker wins special designation that likely saves jobs in Sanford
Flemish Master Weavers, which employs 130, had said it might have to cease manufacturing if it did not receive the foreign trade zone status that exempts it from a steep tariff on yarn.
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Susan Collins predicts Republicans will keep control of Senate, but House is ‘trickier’
Maine’s senior U.S. senator also predicts that Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin will hold off Democratic challenger Jared Golden in a ‘very close’ race in Maine 2nd District.
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Misconduct allegations lead Democrat Jon Gale to drop out of Cumberland County district attorney race
Gale admits to past extramarital affairs, but denies the accusations of sexual misconduct that the Maine Democratic Party cited when it asked him to withdraw.
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York County district attorney: Two-term Democrat, independent squaring off
The winner will lead the second busiest prosecutorial district in the state, which handled over 9,000 criminal cases in 2017.
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Front-runners in governor’s race outline differences on drug crisis
Republican Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills, as well as independents Terry Hayes and Alan Caron, also take on abortion and health care as they debate for the second time this week.
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Trump decries violence, tells media to end its ‘hostility’
His remarks at a Wisconsin rally come hours after authorities intercepted pipe bombs sent to politicians and a news network.
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Despise Congress? You’re not alone
Just 14 percent of Americans approve of the legislative branch’s performance, a new poll shows.
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Two seek District 2 County Commission seat
Joe Pietroski, a Republican from Winthrop, is challenging longtime commissioner Nancy Rines, a Democrat from Gardiner.