Augusta residents will vote for candidates for two at-large seats in the Nov. 5 election .
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Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Watch: Police report filed after Gardiner school board candidate confronts students
School board candidate Michelle Tucker prompted a police report after speaking with three students after the September board meeting.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine delegation concludes offshore wind mission in Denmark, Norway
Gov. Janet Mills says the trip offered a chance to meet with government and industry leaders who are ‘deeply interested in investing’ in Maine’s offshore wind development.
Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
City Council candidate drops out, endorses opponent in Hallowell’s only contested municipal race
David Gilbert told supporters Thursday that he would not be running and supports Benjamin Coolidge Gagnon’s candidacy for the seat.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics
4 key issues that could decide the 2nd District race, and control of Congress
Guns, abortion, taxes and inflation top the list of key issues in the race for Congress.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics
Here are the 11 groups pouring millions of dollars into Maine’s 2nd District race
Nearly a dozen outside groups, some affiliated with politically minded billionaires, have spent about $6.8 million on the race, including roughly $3.9 million targeting Golden and $2 million targeting Theriault.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics
All eyes on Maine’s 2nd District as race heats up for U.S. House seat
National analysts say the hard-fought race between Jared Golden and Austin Theriault is a toss-up and could decide which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Politics
Republican House candidate from Augusta claims government created recent hurricanes
In a series of posts on Facebook, Wendy Lee MacDowell, who is running against incumbent Rep. Bill Bridgeo in House District 60, falsely claimed the government is manufacturing “weaponized weather” to target conservative states with storms and seize land for lithium mining.
Posted inElection 2024
Senate District 15: Raegan LaRochelle, D-Augusta
Senate District 15 comprises Augusta, Belgrade, China, Mount Vernon, Sidney, and Vassalboro.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine Senate confirms new DHHS commissioner
Sara Gagné-Holmes had served as deputy commissioner of the department for 5 years and takes over as the agency is facing a federal lawsuit and scrutiny by lawmakers.