Jim Fossel: 2022 could be a race between two governors

Paul LePage

Published
February 14, 2021

Jim Fossel: 2022 could be a race between two governors

Former Gov. Paul LePage is the likely Republican nominee to challenge Gov. Mills, if he wants to run.
Published
February 8, 2021

Lines are being drawn in the next election for Maine governor

No other Republicans are stepping forward as former two-term Gov. Paul Lepage lobs shots at Democratic incumbent Janet Mills.
Published
October 26, 2020

Maine official was alerted to potential COVID exposure after Pence visit

Andre Cushing, a Penobscot County commissioner and former state senator, said he was contacted on the day after last week's event and took a test that showed he was negative.
Published
October 19, 2020

Pence rallies northern Maine voters as presidential campaign enters final weeks

Several hundred people show up for an outdoor event at Dysart's Restaurant and Truck Stop in Hermon to support the Trump-Pence ticket.
Published
August 27, 2020

LePage and Poliquin tout Trump before his acceptance speech

The former Republican governor and the two-term 2nd District congressman, who lost his re-election bid in 2018 to a Democrat, praised a recent trade deal that removes European Union tariffs on Maine lobster.
Published
July 16, 2020

Bill Nemitz: Lucky Maine – a true leader when we need one most

While President Trump and Paul LePage call her a 'dictator,' Gov. Janet Mills calmly navigates the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published
July 9, 2020

Back from Florida, Paul LePage declares residency in Maine

The former Republican governor, who moved to Florida for warm weather and lower taxes after leaving office in 2019, has reestablished residency in Maine.
Published
June 20, 2020

Rep. Fecteau: Unemployment system failed Mainers in 2017 and once more in 2020

Though $802 million in benefits have been paid out, too many Mainers remain in limbo because of a faulty system installed under the LePage administration.
Published
June 14, 2020

Jim Fossel: Defeat won’t cost Trump sway over GOP

He could essentially end up with veto power over the 2024 nomination.
Published
May 17, 2020

Jim Fossel: Complex politics behind statewide corridor vote

Democrats and Republicans haven't clearly split along party lines on a referendum aimed at blocking a western Maine power project.