The candidates differ on issues ranging from childhood vaccination to climate action in the race to represent Gorham, Buxton and part of Scarborough.
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How do Maine’s voting machines work? Can they be hacked?
Here’s what you need to know about the technology that Maine uses to count votes on Election Day.
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Maine’s high court rules absentee ballots must be received by Election Day
The court sided with Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office in rejecting a push to extend the deadline to count absentee ballots that arrive late.
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How damaging were Biden’s comments about replacing oil industry? An analysis.
The fossil fuels that Joe Biden wants the federal government to stop subsidizing are a major contributor to climate change.
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In ’60 Minutes’ interview, Trump says he wants Supreme Court to end Obamacare
Trump posted a 37-minute clip of the interview on his Facebook Page, violating an agreement between the White House and CBS News.
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Biden, Gideon win mock elections in Maine schools
Democrats did well in the mock election exercise – a tradition in Maine schools – as students also chose incumbent Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden over their Republican challengers.
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Final debate could thrust foreign policy back into presidential campaign
President Trump’s loudest foreign policy pitch isn’t about his record. It’s casting Biden as corrupt because of his son Hunter’s business associations in Ukraine and China.
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Two seek Cape Elizabeth seat in Maine House
CAPE ELIZABETH — A Maine state senator and a local investment and insurance manager are vying for the seat in House District 30. Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, whose term in the senate expires this year, is running against Timothy Lee Thompson, R-Cape Elizabeth, for the seat representing part of Cape Elizabeth. Millett praised Gov. […]
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Trump’s handling of pandemic takes center stage in final debate
While the president says the coronavirus is ‘going away’ and a vaccine will be ready in weeks, Joe Biden says, ‘Anyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president.’
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Trump’s path to victory hinges on Pennsylvania, Florida, tough odds
If Trump can claim both states and hold onto North Carolina and Arizona while playing defense in Georgia and Ohio, which he won handily in 2016 but where Biden is now competitive, he will win.