Current rates of spending won’t be sustainable, and lawmakers will have to come back to work before the 2020 election.
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Party caucuses are alive despite Maine’s switch to primaries
Democrats and Republicans will gather Sunday to fill out local committees, pull in volunteers, hear from candidates and elect delegates to the state conventions.
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Letter: Maine Democrats will caucus March 8
Although Maine will return to a presidential primary next Tuesday, March 3, Democrats throughout the state will still gather to caucus on Sunday, March 8. In South Portland, the Democratic Party Caucus will be held in the Community Center’s 1st floor senior wing at 21 Nelson Road. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. with the city […]
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Maine gearing up for ‘Super Tuesday’ presidential primaries
After 20 years of town meeting-style caucuses, Mainers will be able to cast ballots for presidential nominees on March 3 during the single largest primary day of the 2020 elections.
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Maine Democratic chair: To beat Donald Trump and Susan Collins, just voting won’t be enough
The movement to take back the presidency and the Senate begins at the March 8 caucuses.
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Sanders turns in signatures for Maine presidential primary in March
The presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders announced Monday that it had submitted 2,800 signatures of Maine voters to put the Vermont senator on the Democratic primary ballot in Maine.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Democrats try to keep banning binge going
Bills that would ban plastic straws and vaping could get a spot on the second session agenda alongside strict gun control legislation.
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Senate Democratic leaders: The Fighting for Maine Agenda is about putting Mainers first
We’re focusing on health care, property taxes, energy independence and giving workers a fair shake.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Senate Democrats’ agenda exposes party’s weaknesses
Putting out a list of goals unmet doesn’t bode well for the party’s electoral chances next year.
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Rep. Golden, in the middle on impeachment, frustrating both sides
The first-term Democrat from District 2 will face a Republican-led rally at his Lewiston office this week.