Rep. Chellie Pingree will lose ground next year in a Republican-controlled House, but the Republican senator’s seniority makes her the vice chair of Appropriations, where Democrats will rely on her endorsements.
Rep. Jared Golden
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Bruce Poliquin accepts defeat, urges Mainers to ‘relax, decompress’
After losing his congressional race, the ex-lawmaker advised Democrats to ‘work with Republicans’ to lower heating costs.
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Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Bruce Poliquin stops short of a concession in congressional race
Republican contender urges Democrats to “not inflict any further pain” on Mainers.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
Midterms reveal Republican decline across large swaths of Maine
Democrats gained strength across the lower third of the state, holding onto the Blaine House, the Legislature and both U.S. House seats. Republicans confront a party in crisis.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine still treating Indigenous tribes like second-class citizens
The state’s tribes are still waiting for access to rights and benefits enjoyed by hundreds of tribes across the nation.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News, Uncategorized
For lobster industry, the threat is clear. The adversary is murkier.
Criticism of the lobstering industry has become contentious, and it can be hard to figure out who’s who.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Sen. Manchin of West Virginia hails Maine Rep. Golden’s independence from party leaders
Two lawmakers defend the Inflation Reduction Act that has been criticized harshly by Republicans.
Posted inPolitics
Maine rematch could be a bellwether for control of Congress
A midterm rematch in Maine could help decide which party will control Congress.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Fate of Maine tribes has hung in the balance for far too long
Frustration caused by stop-start reform efforts is eating away at tribal-state relations.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.