2 hours ago

Susan Collins feels ‘vindication’ after Kavanaugh votes to reject Planned Parenthood case

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who cast a deciding vote in favor of confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, said Monday that she is feeling “vindication” after the new justice’s vote on a case involving funding for Planned Parenthood.

6 hours ago

Recount of Maine’s 2nd District ballots could end sooner than projected

Good morning from Augusta, where 16 people are entering their fourth day of hand-counting ballots for the 2nd Congressional District race recount. And so far, the process is progressing quicker than expected with no notable result variations, Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said Monday.

1 day ago

How these Democratic leaders hope to fix what they believe LePage broke

House Speaker Sara Gideon, who on Wednesday earned a second term as leader of the Legislature’s lower chamber, said that she and other lawmakers, party affiliation aside, are breathing a sigh of relief to have Gov. Paul LePage “in the rearview mirror.”

1 day ago

LePage settles suit over blocking Facebook posts

Good morning from Augusta. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine has settled its First Amendment lawsuit against Gov. Paul LePage, whom the group said unconstitutionally censored comments on his Facebook page.

4 days ago

How have Paul LePage and his policies personally affected you?

Since he stepped into the Blaine House in January 2011, Gov.

4 days ago

Why you should be skeptical that Maine voters received the wrong ballots

Good morning from Augusta. A bizarre episode unfolded on Wednesday around Maine’s 2018 election, when the Maine Republican Party released affidavits from 17 voters in the 1st Congressional District who think they mistakenly voted in the wrong congressional district.

4 days ago

Judge rejects LePage bid to stall Medicaid expansion

A judge has denied Gov. Paul LePage’s administration's request to stay an order forcing it to implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion, but pushed the deadline to do so back to after the Republican leaves office.

5 days ago

Democrats elected as Maine attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer

Flexing the power that comes with significant majorities in both chambers, the Democrat-controlled Maine Legislature elected Democrats on Wednesday afternoon to three of the most important positions in state government.

6 days ago

With LePage absent, Democrats take the reins of a new Maine Legislature

As expected, the first actions that new members of the 129th Legislature took after being sworn in Wednesday morning were to elect Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, as Senate president and to keep Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, as House speaker.

6 days ago

LePage likely to be subpoenaed in lawsuit seeking records from Trump Organization

The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Treasury Department and dozens of other entities as part of a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency.

6 days ago

Ranked voting left Mainers ‘voting blind’ on Election Day, says expert arguing for Poliquin

Mainers in the 2nd Congressional District were “voting blind” on Election Day when they cast their ballots using ranked-choice voting, an expert in voting systems testified Wednesday at a hearing on U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s federal lawsuit to have the results from the Nov. 6 election he lost to Democrat Jared Golden set aside.

6 days ago

Maine Democrats pick Bangor’s Aaron Frey to succeed Janet Mills as attorney general

Democrats in the Maine Legislature nominated Rep. Aaron Frey for attorney general on Tuesday, all but installing him as the replacement for Gov.-elect Janet Mills in keeping with the State House tradition of picking candidates with legislative experience.

1 week ago

We’re about to find out who will be Maine’s next attorney general

Good morning from Augusta. One of the most uncertain Maine elections of 2018 is taking place today at the State House, where legislative Democrats will meet in the afternoon to nominate candidates for constitutional offices, including in a five-way race for attorney general.

1 week ago

Recount in Maine’s 2nd District to begin Thursday

The recount in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District requested by outgoing U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin after losing a November ranked-choice race to Rep.-elect Jared Golden will begin Thursday and is expected to last into the new year.

1 week ago

Commissioner Mike Michaud? An inside look at Janet Mills’ transition

Good morning from Augusta. Attorney General Janet Mills will take a major step in her transition to the governor’s office this week, when she begins interviewing candidates for more than a dozen Cabinet positions that her transition team says about 150 people have applied for.

1 week ago

Despite big GOP losses in Maine, Collins isn’t worried about 2020

Democrats are mobilizing against her. She angered members of her own party last year, then Republicans got wiped out in Maine’s 2018 elections, leaving U.S. Sen. Susan Collins the last one standing in all of New England’s congressional delegation.

1 week ago

Mainers use ‘math’ to test ranked-choice process in 2nd District race

In the wake of his loss to Democrat Jared Golden earlier this month in the 2nd Congressional District race, Republican Bruce Poliquin is challenging the legality of Maine's ranked-choice voting law and the runoff process itself.

1 week ago

‘Maine has lost a friend’: Tributes to George H.W. Bush pour in from throughout the state

Mourners lay roses and wreaths next to a sculpted Navy anchor on a bluff overlooking the house of the 41st president of the United States Saturday morning.