Owen McCarthy, a medical technology entrepreneur from Gorham, said he’s running to ‘rein in runaway spending,’ deliver tax relief to struggling Mainers and small businesses, and ‘crack down on illegal immigration by cooperating with federal law enforcement.’
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Hannah Pingree announces run for Maine governor
Pingree, a former speaker of the Maine House, joins a slate of well-known Democrats looking to replace Gov. Janet Mills.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Parent, retired music teacher running in Portland school board special election
Absentee voting in the special election for an open at-large seat on Portland’s Board of Education has already begun, and election day is June 10.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
2 Republicans jump into 2026 Maine governor’s race
State Sen. James Libby of Standish and David Jones, a Falmouth real estate broker, announced this week that they’re seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 gubernatorial election.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
Paul LePage’s election math doesn’t add up | Steve Collins
Gov. Janet Mills won a second term by a margin so large that it would have been obvious if it was illegitimate. It wasn’t.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Voter ID proposal for Maine is voter suppression, plain and simple | Opinion
The state’s rural and oldest residents would be among the many voters who would be disenfranchised under the plan.
Posted inNation & World
Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement
A federal judge has agreed with voting rights groups and Democrats that the Constitution gives the power to regulate federal elections to states and Congress — not the president
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows blasts Trump elections order
Trump has threatened to pull federal funding from states that don’t require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and count only those absentee ballots returned by Election Day.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump signs order requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections
President Donald Trump referenced election fraud as he signed the order Tuesday, saying, ‘this will end it, hopefully.’
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Election 2024
Old Orchard Beach voters approve mobile home rent control ordinance
The voter-approved ordinance will ensure lot rents for mobile home park residents can only increase by 5% yearly, except under special circumstances.