Lead Maine submitted petitions to the state Tuesday seeking to force agency rulemaking on MaineCare provider inspections and improper payments.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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How Maine Democrats plan to make abortion an issue for Susan Collins
As new ads from Democrats pounce on Collins’ remarks that she doesn’t regret confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Planned Parenthood’s advocacy arm is endorsing Graham Platner.
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4 takeaways from Maine’s ranked-choice runoffs
Democrat Hannah Pingree and Republican Bobby Charles are their party’s nominees for governor. Ranked-choice voting continues to frustrate Republicans after this week’s process dragged on until 2 a.m. Friday.
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Bobby Charles holds lead to win Republican primary for governor after RCV runoff
The Leeds resident and former official in the federal government was declared the winner Friday after 1:30 a.m.
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Hannah Pingree wins ranked-choice runoff in Democratic primary for governor
Pingree will compete against Republican nominee Bobby Charles and independent Rick Bennett to succeed Gov. Janet Mills in November.
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Maine’s ranked-choice runoff results arrive early Friday morning after hourslong final push
Outcomes arrived after 1:40 a.m. in both gubernatorial primaries, the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District, and 2 legislative races.
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Some states are quicker to report election results. Why isn’t Maine?
While many states share election results online on election night, Maine and a handful of others do not have statewide online reporting.
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Maine expects to announce winners in ranked-choice runoffs on Thursday
The process is being used to determine the winners in both gubernatorial races, and the Democratic primary in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
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Ranked-choice tabulation starts in key Maine primary races
The Maine Department of the Secretary of State began what is expected to be a dayslong process to generate final outcomes in both Maine’s gubernatorial primaries and the Democratic primary in the 2nd District.
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What to watch for as Maine races head to ranked-choice runoffs
Both gubernatorial primaries and the Democratic primary in Maine’s 2nd District will go to runoffs. How will the candidates’ strategies and alliances play out?