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Last Tuesday, 81 incumbent Democrats ran for reelection between the Maine House and Senate. Only three lost. That is a remarkable percentage and the campaign teams in both chambers deserve tremendous credit.
What’s on the November ballot in Maine — and what it means
Aug 1, 2023 · Maine’s November ballot will be busy, with eight measures for voters to consider, including a high-profile question about whether to replace the state’s embattled investor-owned utility companies, Central Maine Power and Versant, with a consumer-owned model. Last week, the Secretary of State’s Office released the order of referendum questions that Mainers will weigh in …
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Nov 6, 2024 · Mainers over 50 are the state’s largest voting bloc, and surveys show they are concerned how the election will affect Social Security. The fund’s reserves could become insolvent in 2035 and preventing any shortfalls will require Congressional action.
Maine lawmakers pass heating relief bill that includes $450 checks
Jan 4, 2023 · As their first order of business to kick off the new legislative session in Augusta, state lawmakers on Wednesday passed an emergency heating and housing assistance bill to help people get through the winter amid high prices. The Maine State Legislature passed LD 3, a $474 million proposal put forward by Gov. Janet Mills in
Maine is nation’s whitest, most rural state that doesn’t vote ...
Aug 27, 2019 · Maine tops a list of just seven states where demographics have not yet become a reliable predictor of whether voters will break towards Democrats or Republicans in national elections.. Maine, which has a higher share than average of white, rural voters without a college education, should vote much redder, suggests a study of nationwide voting trends.
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‘Life-changing:’ Maine finally extends dental coverage to low …
Jul 2, 2021 · Following a multi-year effort spearheaded by people in need of dental care along with advocates and providers, 217,000 low-income adults in Maine will gain access to comprehensive oral health coverage as part of action taken in the legislature this week. The inclusion of full dental care in the state budget, which Gov. Janet Mills signed
Lifelong activist Lisa Savage launches Green Party campaign to …
Oct 29, 2019 · Looking to bring climate change and universal health care to the forefront of the national policy debate, Solon resident and Green Party U.S. Senate hopeful Lisa Savage this month became the latest candidate to enter the race to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in 2020. A teacher in Maine’s Second District since the 1990s, 62-year-old Savage
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Maine’s Green New Deal aims to ‘link economic justice with …
Apr 16, 2019 · On the heels of new federal legislation that seeks to address the climate-change imperative, on Tuesday state lawmakers officially launched their effort to pass a Maine-focused Green New Deal. The effort has the backing of the state’s most prominent environmental and labor organizations. Freshman state Rep. Chloe Maxmin (D …