John Richardson

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Published
July 24, 2012

Biddeford man found with guns influenced by Colorado ‘Dark Knight’ massacre

PORTLAND — A Biddeford man who was pulled over Sunday on the Maine Turnpike with an AK-47 assault rifle, several semi-automatic handguns and news clippings about the Colorado theater shootings in his car remained in jail Monday in lieu of $50,000 cash bail.
Published
July 23, 2012

DHHS avoids most of $12.5 millon shortfall

The agency is able to almost balance its MaineCare budget by June 30, says Commissioner Mary Mayhew.
Published
July 23, 2012

State police seize arsenal after Maine Turnpike stop

Timothy Courtois had newspaper clippings of the Colorado shooting in his car and says he took a loaded gun Saturday into a local theater showing the new Batman movie.
Published
July 22, 2012

Gender wage gap narrower, but women still earning less than men

Women who work full time in Maine earn about 22 percent less than men who work full time, according to the latest data on the state’s work force.
Published
July 22, 2012

Gender wage gap in Maine smaller, but still a reality

Women who work full time in Maine earn about 22 percent less than men who work full time, according to the latest data on the state’s work force.
Published
July 19, 2012

Angus Kings’ rivals raise heat over his fundraising trip to Washington, D.C.

Angus King’s rivals in Maine’s U.S. Senate race criticized the independent front-runner Wednesday for going to Washington, D.C., to raise money from big-name donors and lobbyists.
Published
July 19, 2012

Opponents blast King for pursuing PAC funds

Senate race rivals question his independence, but King says he’ll ‘need to defend myself’ against partisan ads.
Published
July 19, 2012

U.S. Senate race: King takes hit for raising money in D.C.

Angus King’s rivals in Maine’s U.S. Senate race criticized the independent front-runner Wednesday for going to Washington, D.C., to raise money from big-name donors and lobbyists. King defended the fundraisier, saying he is just getting prepared to defend himself from partisan advertising campaigns this fall. Republicans and Democrats said the trip proves that King is […]
Published
July 18, 2012

Angus King’s opponents blast him for D.C. fundraiser

King says he’ll need the money to defend him against advertising campaigns this fall since his opponents wouldn’t agree to forgo Super PAC money.
Published
July 17, 2012

Post-primary GOP donations helped Charlie Summers

Republican donors gave GOP Senate candidate Charlie Summers a financial boost after he won last month’s primary election, but Summers is still well behind former Gov. Angus King in the money chase, new campaign finance reports show.