Good morning from Augusta, where Gov. Paul LePage and Attorney General Janet Mills’ office are officially on opposite sides of yet another court fight — the one over Medicaid expansion, with the next courtroom arguments set for the day after Election Day.
Good morning from Augusta. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District and Assistant Maine House Majority Leader Jared Golden squabbled in their first debate early this month over who was the biggest liar and that fight has sustained itself on the airwaves.
Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday that he would appeal a ruling in a long-running legal battle with Attorney General Janet Mills to Maine’s high court — about two weeks before the Nov. 6 election in which she is the Democratic nominee to succeed him.
Good morning from Augusta. A newly released poll provides good news for Democrats in Maine’s 2018 elections, showing Attorney General Janet Millsahead of Republican Shawn Moody in the governor’s race and a tied contest in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
Good morning from Augusta, where Gov. Paul LePage is in the twilight of his tenure as an elected official. He said in a recent interview he won’t run for office again, but his move to roll out a two-year budget proposal could loom over his successor’s transition.
It took more than 45 minutes into the first televised debate in Maine’s gubernatorial race, but Republican nominee Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills sparred a bit on Wednesday night over his move earlier this month not to release personal tax returns.
On Nov. 6, Maine voters will again be asked to take tax and social services policy into their own hands via the citizen initiative process.
Good morning from Augusta, where we’ll begin with a Monday roundup of news from Maine’s biggest campaigns.
Good morning from Augusta. The toss-up Maine governor’s race was roiled on Friday when The New York Times published details of Republican nominee Shawn Moody’s settlement of a sex discrimination case 12 years ago with a former employee at his eponymous chain of collision centers.
Good morning from Augusta. Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court has several Democrats at least putting their name out there as potential 2020 challengers to the Republican, whose seat has long been seen as untouchable.
