At a UNE event, he says that until the flood of ‘corrupt money’ influencing politics and the partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts are ended, divisions will persist.
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Alan Caron may be next to enter 2018 governor’s race
He uses a Facebook post to alert friends of a pending announcement that he’s running for a ‘major office,’ but he won’t confirm which one.
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Maine police leaders say Trump’s advice to rough up suspects is ‘wrong message’
Officials say it’s illegal, hurts community relations, weakens criminal cases and violates their core values of professionalism.
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Bill to ban drivers’ use of handheld devices is heading to LePage’s desk
The bill has strong legislative and police support, but may not survive a possible veto by the governor.
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Socialists meet to form Socialist Party in Augusta
The founding convention was designed to identify the goals of the party and start to shape an electoral strategy and talk about campaigns.
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Solar bill gets initial approval in House, but it lacks votes to survive veto
The bill delays ‘net metering’ rules and directs regulators to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the policy opposed by Gov. Paul LePage.
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Larger communities pass $50 million technology bond; vote total unknown
The official statewide vote tally probably won’t be known for several more days.
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Transportation bonds at center of Maine power struggle ready to sell
Maine Treasurer Terry Hayes expects the $114 million in bonds to close later this month.
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LePage in Finland on forest products trade mission
The governor is meeting with representatives of companies involved in Finland’s forest products industries as part of the trip organized by the Maine International Trade Center.
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Court upholds Maine regulators’ budget process
An environmental group challenged how the regulators set the budget for Efficiency Maine.