Stories by Michael Shepherd

6 years ago

With nothing left to fight about, Maine legislators go home

The 128th Maine Legislature, which presided over a state shutdown last year and stretched nearly five months past its scheduled end in 2018, closed its work for the year on Thursday — but not without dealing with Gov. Paul LePage’s late threat to call it back.

6 years ago

Guns become an early issue in Maine’s tight 2nd District race

Good day from Augusta. In this age of endless campaigning, Maine’s 2nd Congressional District has been nationally targeted for about five years straight and this year’s seemingly tight race is just now starting to take its own shape as the candidates war on gun rights.