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Paul Sancya/AP photo/APWe re-air our show about the history of protests, and whether they succeed in meeting their goals -
Michael Livingston/Maine PublicAt his campaign launch in Belfast, Bush referred to himself as “a disrupter” and promised to bring economic development to the state by reducing taxes and clearing regulations for more housing development.
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Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said the absentee ballots allegedly shipped to a Newburgh woman last week seem to correspond with missing absentee ballots in Ellsworth.
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They say Collins bears responsibility for the court's subsequent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. -
Maine attorney general Aaron Frey Monday celebrated the administration's retreat. -
Collins, a Republican, echoed her party's criticism of Democrats, who are holding out for an extension of Affordable Care Act health insurance premium tax credits. -
The competing narratives about Question 1’s true objectives and potential impacts are perhaps best epitomized by the names of the groups leading the fight on either side: Voter ID for ME and the Save Maine Absentee Voting Coalition. -
Dunlap's campaign launch is trying to tap Democrats' frustration with Golden's approach to President Donald Trump. -
Members of Maine's new legislative commission on preventing deed fraud say they hope to find ways to prevent the crime and help victims who fall prey to it.
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Mainers can begin to cast their ballot for the November election either in person or by mail. -
The Southern Maine Community College Student Senate voted Thursday to create a new chapter of Turning Point USA, the group founded by conservative political activist Charlie Kirk who was killed last month.
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However, Maine's federal employees who are considered "essential" and are working without pay cannot apply for unemployment, according to the state Department of Labor.
