Business owner Traci Gere is running against longtime lawmaker Stedman Seavey.
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Legislator faces a challenge for Kennebunk seat
Chris Babbidge is being challenged by Todd DiFede in Maine House District 8, which covers part of Kennebunk.
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Incumbent and challenger compete for Saco House seat
Rep. Maggie O’Neil is facing a challenge from March Chappell for the seat representing House District 15 in Saco. O’Neil is a Democrat who is studying law at the University of Maine School of Law and has served in the Legislature for four years. Chappell is a Republican and works as a firefighter. Here are their […]
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Trump says he’s ready for rallies, but details are slim on his health
His doctor says that the president, who has been surrounded by minimal staffing as he works out of the White House residence and the Oval Office, could return to holding events on Saturday.
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After avoiding politics for 208 years, The New England Journal of Medicine comes out against Trump
The NEJM editorial does not explicitly endorse Biden, but the medical journal’s editors called for voters to refuse the president a second term.
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Next Trump-Biden debates uncertain, though Oct. 22 still scheduled
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the town hall-style affair set for Oct. 15 in Miami would be held virtually, but the president rejected that plan.
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Two in race for open House seat in Saco
Two Saco residents are competing for an open seat in the Maine House representing District 14. Lynn Copeland is a Democrat and two-term Saco city councilor who works as a legal assistant. Theodore Sirois is a Republican who works as an equipment technician. Here are their answers to questions on a series of issues. Copeland Maine’s […]
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Two in race for open Biddeford House seat
Republican Timothy Keenan and Democrat Erin Sheehan are running for an open seat in House District 12, which represents part of Biddeford. Keenan, who is retired, earned a bachelor’s degree at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sheehan is a bar owner/manager and earned a bachelor’s degree from Clark University. Here are their responses to questions […]
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When political mail gets personal: How do they know that about me?
Some mailings about absentee balloting, including a recent one from the Maine Democratic Party, raise questions about access to voting records.
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Two candidates seek school board seat in Portland’s District 5
The race features Anthony Emerson, a cashier and recent USM graduate; and Jeffrey Irish, a supervisor in the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.