Maine Attorney General William Schneider, one of six Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Olympia Snowe, will hold a press conference today at 1:30 to discuss his “future plans.” It’s not yet clear what Schneider will say at the presser, but it could be one of several things. Some readers have […]

U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, is among 82 members in the U.S. House of Representatives charging taxpayers to lease vehicles to travel within their respective congressional districts. House disclosure records for 2011 show that Michaud paid $795 per month to lease an in-district  vehicle. The cost is mid-level for the other House members, some of […]

Republican Blaine Richardson’s primary challenge against state Senate President Kevin Raye recently received an important boost from the Republican Liberty Caucus. The RLC is the shell group for Ron Paul supporters, whose organizational and voter canvassing efforts could play a role in the primary. It remains to be seen if Paul supporters will be as […]

Stateline, the Pew-funded news service, has published a comprehensive overview of Gov. Paul LePage’s contentious relationship Maine State Employees Association. The story begins with the governor’s recent remark that middle management within some agencies is “as corrupt as you can be” and documents rocky tensions that began when the administration first came into power, including […]

(Note: The Brief is a new, semi-daily, supplement to the Capitol Ticker, sort of a compendium of links, observations or quick analysis of Maine political news. – S.M.) The floor speeches are over. The partisan-line vote is done. The contentious bill cutting a host of health care offerings from the Department of Health and Human […]

Americans Elect, the well-funded national organization attempting to draft a bipartisan presidential ticket, has spent the last two years attempting to secure ballot access in all 50 states. Now, after spending more than $20 million and a place on the ballot in 27 states, including Maine, the organization is ready to call it quits. The […]

Independent candidate for U.S. Senate Angus King told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews that if he’s elected he’ll challenge rules saying he has to pick a caucus in order receive a committee assignment. King has been under pressure to announce which party he’ll caucus with, but he so far refused to commit to one party. Matthews attempted […]

Delegates from Franklin County challenge convention Chairman Brent Tweed. Tweed is a Ron Paul supporter.  

  Benjamin Ginsberg, second from left, is Mitt Romney’s top lawyer. Ginsberg was sent to Maine to deal with an assortment of legal issues stemming from convention takeover by the Ron Paul campaign.  Paul has captured at least three delegates to send to the national convention in Tampa, Fla. Fifteen at-large delegates have unofficially gone […]

Organizers at the Maine Republican State Convention have released a list of the 15 at-large delegates slated to go to the national Republican convention in Tampa, Fla. The slate is comprised almost entirely of Ron Paul backers. Only Gov. Paul LePage has not endorsed a candidate. The delegates are below accompanied by a bit of […]