politics
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PublishedJune 22, 2018
Maine to get nearly $600,000 under ocean research program that escaped Trump budget cuts
U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins make the announcement Thursday about the Maine Sea Grant College Program.
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PublishedJune 20, 2018
LePage tells Portland chamber that families could avoid separation at border if they ‘go back home’
In his last appearance before the regional chamber as governor, he also calls for changes in the referendum process to make it harder for citizen initiatives to get on the ballot.
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PublishedJune 19, 2018
Gov. LePage set up wind-farm review panel to meet in private. Now, the names of its members are secret.
The governor's energy director says the 14 members of the advisory panel will be identified once the body is prepared to meet.
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PublishedJune 18, 2018
Sen. Collins says she’s seeking a solution as pressure builds to stop splitting families at U.S. border
The Maine senator says she's pursuing legislation directly addressing the issue of family separation, but a critic says faster action is necessary at a time of crisis.
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PublishedJune 12, 2018
Portland Rep. Sanborn wins Democratic primary for state senate
Rep. Heather Sanborn defeated long-time City Councilor Jill Duson for the Democratic nomination in Senate District 28.
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PublishedJune 12, 2018
As Maine shifted priorities, southern New England seized on offshore wind
Ambitions to lead in ocean energy are being realized in Massachusetts and beyond.
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PublishedJune 12, 2018
New voting system credited for strong turnout for Maine primaries
Some voters took ranked-choice voting in stride while others were confused in the state's first rollout of a new way to vote.
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PublishedJune 12, 2018
George Gervais to step down as state’s economic development chief
The longest-serving commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, Gervais will resign June 22.
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PublishedJune 12, 2018
As Mainers vote in first ranked-choice election, LePage says he ‘probably’ won’t certify referendum results
With a proposal on the ballot to keep ranked-choice voting, the governors calls it 'the most horrific thing in the world.' But the secretary of state says LePage can't stop the results of Tuesday's voting from taking effect.
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PublishedJune 11, 2018
Mainers going to polls in first statewide test of ranked-choice voting
On Tuesday, voters will select Republican and Democratic nominees for governor, and decide the fate of the ranked-choice system itself.
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